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OX44 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,414 road traffic collisions in the OX44 postcode district, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 383 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,414
2,004th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,087
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
52 people killed
Serious collisions
383
536 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for OX44

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal493.5%
  • Serious38327%
  • Slight98269%

What the data shows

  • OX44 had 122 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 276 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in OX44 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 144 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX44, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in OX44.

Where OX44 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,004th
Most casualties
1,971st
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,808th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (15%)
  • Tuesday207 (15%)
  • Wednesday203 (14%)
  • Thursday194 (14%)
  • Friday222 (16%)
  • Saturday198 (14%)
  • Sunday179 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight965 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting379 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,334 (94%)
  • Roundabout54 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph322 (23%)
  • 40 mph56 (4%)
  • 50 mph185 (13%)
  • 60 mph822 (58%)
  • 70 mph24 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,093 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,480 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist272 (13%)
  • Cyclist87 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian84 (4%)
  • Van occupant78 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX44 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX44, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX44 peaked at 51 in 1991; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251217
202489
2023811
20221419
20211117
20201825
2019913
20181112
20171321
20161828
20152125
20141825
20132134
20122434
20114360
20102851
20093052
20082732
20073552
20062943
20054267
20042528
20033445
20024559
20013763
20004867
19993560
19984460
19974161
19963259
19953763
19944362
19932132
19923862
19915178
19903447
19894365
19884767
19873245
19864261
19853758
19843039
19832445
19824671
19813949
19803439
19793555

Map of recent crashes in OX44

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX44

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX44

The 24 most recent collisions in OX44 happened between 31 May 2023 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX44

The B480 has the most collisions in OX44, 335 of 1,414 (24%), followed by the A329 (285).

Collisions in OX44 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB48033552219102
2ndA3292854381076
3rdB4015153220441
4thA4074141192726
5thA423108170435
6thM40102614

Council areas covering OX44

Collisions in OX44 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Oxfordshire has 1,409 of 1,414 (99.6%).

Collisions in OX44 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Oxfordshire1,4092,07349382
2ndOxford3801