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OX9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,783 road traffic collisions in the OX9 postcode district, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 97 were fatal and 553 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,783
1,400th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,086
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
97
109 people killed
Serious collisions
553
741 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal973.5%
  • Serious55320%
  • Slight2,13377%

What the data shows

  • OX9 had 264 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 510 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in OX9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 279 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX9, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in OX9.

Where OX9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,400th
Most casualties
1,286th
Most fatal collisions
299th
Most serious collisions
1,342nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday367 (13%)
  • Tuesday381 (14%)
  • Wednesday356 (13%)
  • Thursday459 (16%)
  • Friday508 (18%)
  • Saturday369 (13%)
  • Sunday343 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,961 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting585 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,880 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway723 (26%)
  • Roundabout165 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph671 (24%)
  • 40 mph72 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph203 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph1,146 (41%)
  • 70 mph687 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,182 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds318 (11%)
  • Fog or mist61 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other74 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,919 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist365 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian218 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist185 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant168 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)108 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX9 peaked at 110 in 1997; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252228
20242540
20232327
20223249
20211313
20202333
20192841
20182437
20173545
20163958
20154661
20143050
20133656
20124669
20114970
20105469
20094974
20085988
200771104
200670100
20054761
20046892
200375105
200294148
2001102150
200074117
1999104137
199895136
1997110166
199687138
199573112
199482136
199386140
199271132
199179111
19906278
198978107
19886696
198769114
198673100
19855277
19845692
19834873
19825773
19816999
19806489
19796895

Map of recent crashes in OX9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX9

The 24 most recent collisions in OX9 happened between 21 November 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX9

The M40 has the most collisions in OX9, 697 of 2,783 (25%), followed by the A418 (485).

Collisions in OX9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406971,13729110
2ndA41848573022100
3rdA3292894361277
4thB4445271329648
5thB40122293341155
6thA4129186286527
7thA40149219743
8thA4020578027
9thB40114668113

Council areas covering OX9

Collisions in OX9 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Oxfordshire has 2,664 of 2,783 (96%).

Collisions in OX9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Oxfordshire2,6643,90892522
2ndBuckinghamshire118176531

Town in OX9

Of the 2,783 collisions in OX9, 620 (22%) were in Thame.