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OX5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,576 road traffic collisions in the OX5 postcode district, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,035 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 685 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,576
1,049th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,035
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
78 people killed
Serious collisions
685
825 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal742.1%
  • Serious68519%
  • Slight2,81779%

What the data shows

  • OX5 had 389 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 738 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in OX5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 441 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX5, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in OX5.

Where OX5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,049th
Most casualties
986th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
980th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday512 (14%)
  • Tuesday516 (14%)
  • Wednesday496 (14%)
  • Thursday539 (15%)
  • Friday635 (18%)
  • Saturday509 (14%)
  • Sunday369 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,562 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting561 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit421 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,634 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway620 (17%)
  • Roundabout251 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,066 (30%)
  • 40 mph285 (8%)
  • 50 mph196 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph1,420 (40%)
  • 70 mph585 (16%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,808 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds424 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist50 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other113 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,235 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist664 (13%)
  • Cyclist413 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian343 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant167 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)102 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX5 peaked at 131 in 1989; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252836
20242935
20232130
20222843
20213036
20204658
20194258
20184456
20176290
20165982
201584105
201469101
20137394
20125579
201171102
201082113
200969105
200875110
20076994
200691134
200586122
20046889
20037395
20027598
200180116
2000114179
1999105161
199884132
199789122
199681103
199567107
19945371
199366110
199273112
19915466
199092151
1989131178
1988103141
1987108146
1986118163
198582125
1984124163
1983120170
1982101163
19817795
1980114148
1979111148

Map of recent crashes in OX5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX5

The 24 most recent collisions in OX5 happened between 20 February and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX5

The A4260 has the most collisions in OX5, 549 of 3,576 (15%), followed by the A34 (431).

Collisions in OX5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426054975411112
2ndA344316811668
3rdA423364509892
4thA432984521065
5thA4095238351154
6thA44202287428
7thB4027188275544
8thM40161253728
9thA416591301

Council areas covering OX5

Collisions in OX5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cherwell has 3,300 of 3,576 (92%).

Collisions in OX5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCherwell3,3004,56963614
2ndWest Oxfordshire211365858
3rdBuckinghamshire65101313

Towns in OX5

Collisions in OX5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kidlington (1,033) and Yarnton (136).