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OX33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,617 road traffic collisions in the OX33 postcode district, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 378 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,617
1,929th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,342
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
57 people killed
Serious collisions
378
456 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX33

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal533.3%
  • Serious37823%
  • Slight1,18673%

What the data shows

  • OX33 had 183 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 348 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in OX33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 155 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX33, 6.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in OX33.

Where OX33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,929th
Most casualties
1,895th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,821st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (14%)
  • Tuesday216 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (13%)
  • Thursday236 (15%)
  • Friday277 (17%)
  • Saturday220 (14%)
  • Sunday230 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,108 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting381 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway913 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway577 (36%)
  • Roundabout73 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph369 (23%)
  • 40 mph56 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph69 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph559 (35%)
  • 70 mph553 (34%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,265 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Other53 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,667 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (10%)
  • Pedestrian127 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist110 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant81 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX33, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX33 peaked at 53 in 2006; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20241721
20232025
20221516
20211518
20201416
20191723
20181931
20172234
20162753
20153749
20143746
20133152
20122634
20113349
20103853
20092738
20083348
20073349
20065368
20053959
20044461
20034766
20024568
20013657
20003245
19994166
19983450
19973243
19963647
19955170
19944053
19932841
19924472
19914060
19904479
19894575
19884660
19872843
19864974
19854358
19844368
19834258
19825174
19812745
19804357
19793652

Map of recent crashes in OX33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX33

The 24 most recent collisions in OX33 happened between 16 May 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX33

The A40 has the most collisions in OX33, 382 of 1,617 (24%), followed by the M40 (229).

Collisions in OX33 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4038258926107
2ndM40229364634
3rdA418211308938
4thB402798142121

Council areas covering OX33

Collisions in OX33 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Oxfordshire has 1,518 of 1,617 (94%).

Collisions in OX33 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Oxfordshire1,5182,20053359
2ndBuckinghamshire507205
3rdCherwell4970014

Town in OX33

Of the 1,617 collisions in OX33, 264 (16%) were in Wheatley.