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OX4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,498 road traffic collisions in the OX4 postcode district, Oxford, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 1,569 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 103 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (93).

Collisions since 1979
8,498
97th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,979
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
82
87 people killed
Serious collisions
1,569
1,691 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
103
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
109
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal821%
  • Serious1,56918%
  • Slight6,84781%

What the data shows

  • OX4 had 1,165 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,637 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in OX4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,181 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX4, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in OX4.

Where OX4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
97th
Most casualties
138th
Most fatal collisions
487th
Most serious collisions
71st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,270 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,226 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,314 (15%)
  • Thursday1,348 (16%)
  • Friday1,434 (17%)
  • Saturday1,061 (12%)
  • Sunday845 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,837 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,411 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting129 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown78 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,431 (76%)
  • Roundabout1,142 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway812 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,236 (15%)
  • 30 mph6,133 (72%)
  • 40 mph99 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph232 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph263 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph532 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,930 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,005 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds106 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other219 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,437 (34%)
  • Cyclist2,772 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist1,716 (17%)
  • Pedestrian1,401 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant335 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant109 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant87 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX4 peaked at 275 in 1984; 2025 had 103.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 103
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025103109
20249399
2023107111
2022113124
202199109
20207482
2019119135
2018133154
2017144172
2016180225
2015173202
2014183216
2013157182
2012163191
2011148182
2010126161
2009149180
2008176208
2007179225
2006183224
2005207248
2004204236
2003214253
2002245286
2001218285
2000186220
1999251310
1998169193
1997193228
1996169205
1995161190
1994190232
1993172217
1992200239
1991161194
1990218243
1989246275
1988184222
1987217248
1986240265
1985218237
1984275321
1983243278
1982207232
1981244294
1980240266
1979224271

Map of recent crashes in OX4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX4

The 24 most recent collisions in OX4 happened between 4 November and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX4

The B480 has the most collisions in OX4, 2,084 of 8,498 (25%), followed by the A4158 (926).

Collisions in OX4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4802,0842,38118369
2ndA41589261,0828191
3rdA4208248815138
4thA41427911,03810131
5thB4495570666399
6thA423353477752
7thA407484139618
8thB4150161804
9thA41553301

Council areas covering OX4

Collisions in OX4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Oxford has 7,731 of 8,498 (91%).

Collisions in OX4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOxford7,7318,936591,404
2ndSouth Oxfordshire73299023159
3rdVale of White Horse355306

Town in OX4

Of the 8,498 collisions in OX4, 7,487 (88%) were in Oxford.