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OX39 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in the OX39 postcode district, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 141 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
675
2,336th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
919
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
141
174 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for OX39

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious14121%
  • Slight52678%

What the data shows

  • OX39 had 54 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 103 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in OX39 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 106 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX39, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in OX39.

Where OX39 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,336th
Most casualties
2,346th
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,371st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (17%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway662 (98%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph348 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph282 (42%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant651 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist55 (6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX39 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX39, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX39 peaked at 34 in 1986; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202478
202333
202278
202122
202035
2019811
201833
2017812
20161010
20151316
2014810
201366
20121217
201155
20101521
20091111
20081113
20071216
20061016
200555
20041213
20031112
20022127
20011925
20001417
19991520
19981520
19972229
19961520
19951834
19942232
19932033
19921516
19913248
19901932
19892129
19882637
19871720
19863443
19851524
19842230
19832131
19822132
19812229
19802541
19791923

Map of recent crashes in OX39

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX39

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX39

The 24 most recent collisions in OX39 happened between 31 May 2020 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX39

The B4009 has the most collisions in OX39, 291 of 675 (43%), followed by the B4445 (114).

Collisions in OX39 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4009291399162
2ndB4445114183127
3rdA40242912
4thA40204601

Council areas covering OX39

Collisions in OX39 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Oxfordshire has 661 of 675 (98%).

Collisions in OX39 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Oxfordshire6618977139
2ndBuckinghamshire142212

Towns in OX39

Collisions in OX39 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Chinnor (279) and Thame (5).