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OX7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,371 road traffic collisions in the OX7 postcode district, West Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 127 were fatal and 806 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,371
1,153rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,138
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
127
143 people killed
Serious collisions
806
1,055 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1273.8%
  • Serious80624%
  • Slight2,43872%

What the data shows

  • OX7 had 383 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 565 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in OX7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 399 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX7, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in OX7.

Where OX7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,153rd
Most casualties
953rd
Most fatal collisions
135th
Most serious collisions
721st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday460 (14%)
  • Tuesday439 (13%)
  • Wednesday464 (14%)
  • Thursday474 (14%)
  • Friday573 (17%)
  • Saturday533 (16%)
  • Sunday428 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,396 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting765 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,302 (98%)
  • Roundabout28 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph753 (22%)
  • 40 mph90 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph175 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph2,324 (69%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,545 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds418 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist73 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Other131 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,794 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist484 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian297 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant251 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist121 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)70 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX7 peaked at 128 in 1999; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254061
20244552
20233851
20223447
20213248
20203752
20192637
20184468
20173857
20164978
20154880
20145679
20135172
20125164
20114866
20105473
20096493
200863100
20076078
200670101
200582106
20046182
20037198
2002106156
2001107168
2000110162
1999128209
1998115176
1997101157
199687123
199569100
199481112
199380149
199265111
199166104
1990102163
1989101165
198891173
198799136
1986107169
198593151
198489144
198382144
198284124
198180118
198092162
197974119

Map of recent crashes in OX7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX7

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX7

The 24 most recent collisions in OX7 happened between 28 May and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX7

The A361 has the most collisions in OX7, 611 of 3,371 (18%), followed by the A44 (556).

Collisions in OX7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36161196329148
2ndA4455685120118
3rdB40223064551467
4thA342995261587
5thB4437172253740
6thA4241632851438
7thB4030156226334
8thB4450154215534
9thB4026146236239
10thA340080119326
11thB40314979314

Council areas covering OX7

Collisions in OX7 were recorded in 4 council areas. West Oxfordshire has 3,178 of 3,371 (94%).

Collisions in OX7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Oxfordshire3,1784,837122750
2ndCherwell76129322
3rdCotswold70100219
4thStratford-on-Avon4570014

Town in OX7

Of the 3,371 collisions in OX7, 369 (11%) were in Chipping Norton.