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OX49 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,184 road traffic collisions in the OX49 postcode district, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 256 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,184
2,124th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,847
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
34 people killed
Serious collisions
256
331 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for OX49

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal332.8%
  • Serious25622%
  • Slight89576%

What the data shows

  • OX49 had 109 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 255 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in OX49 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 185 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX49, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in OX49.

Where OX49 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,124th
Most casualties
2,052nd
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
2,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (13%)
  • Wednesday147 (12%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday214 (18%)
  • Saturday159 (13%)
  • Sunday171 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting359 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway850 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway312 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph166 (14%)
  • 40 mph64 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph124 (10%)
  • 60 mph531 (45%)
  • 70 mph292 (25%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds882 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist30 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,377 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian68 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist59 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant59 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)52 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX49 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX49, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX49 peaked at 48 in 1994; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
20241115
202379
202269
2021815
2020810
20191015
20181624
201769
20162635
20152125
2014811
20132134
20122746
20112745
20103040
20092933
20082634
20072851
20063863
20052127
20043247
20034257
20024271
20012539
20004257
19994260
19983453
19974581
19963547
19954577
19944881
19933857
19923761
19913853
19901928
19892755
19883455
19871732
19861729
19852058
19841829
19832227
19821728
19812437
19801632
19792333

Map of recent crashes in OX49

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX49

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX49

The 24 most recent collisions in OX49 happened between 17 November 2023 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX49

The B4009 has the most collisions in OX49, 439 of 1,184 (37%), followed by the M40 (313).

Collisions in OX49 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4009439701996
2ndM403135231353
3rdB480206318252
4thA4066100316
5thA4020324225
6thB4814701

Council area for OX49

OX49 is in South Oxfordshire, where police recorded 19,707 collisions from 1979 to 2025. OX49 accounts for 6% of them.

Town in OX49

Of the 1,184 collisions in OX49, 121 (10%) were in Watlington, South Oxfordshire.