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SN7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,922 road traffic collisions in the SN7 postcode district, Vale of White Horse, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 85 were fatal and 486 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
1,922
1,787th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,892
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
85
104 people killed
Serious collisions
486
629 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SN7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal854.4%
  • Serious48625%
  • Slight1,35170%

What the data shows

  • SN7 had 246 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 330 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SN7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 222 children under 16 were killed or injured in SN7, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in SN7.

Where SN7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,787th
Most casualties
1,694th
Most fatal collisions
444th
Most serious collisions
1,532nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday264 (14%)
  • Tuesday276 (14%)
  • Wednesday284 (15%)
  • Thursday289 (15%)
  • Friday300 (16%)
  • Saturday288 (15%)
  • Sunday221 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,361 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting481 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,862 (97%)
  • Roundabout33 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph289 (15%)
  • 40 mph32 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph370 (19%)
  • 60 mph1,225 (64%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,491 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (12%)
  • Fog or mist40 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other73 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,086 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist302 (10%)
  • Pedestrian131 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant106 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)98 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist91 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SN7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SN7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SN7 peaked at 65 in 1986; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251922
20242229
20232332
20222548
20212436
20202130
20192335
20182533
20173655
20162845
20153039
20142941
20132633
20122838
20113251
20102642
20093346
20083343
20074875
20064569
20054567
20044666
20034968
20026094
20014163
20005576
19995591
19985378
19975674
19963862
19955577
19945080
19935084
19924571
19915178
199064119
19894674
19885688
19874668
19866589
19854567
19844468
19834163
19825172
19813862
19803955
19796296

Map of recent crashes in SN7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SN7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SN7

The 24 most recent collisions in SN7 happened between 6 October 2024 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SN7

The A420 has the most collisions in SN7, 799 of 1,922 (42%), followed by the A417 (475).

Collisions in SN7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4207991,35053218
2ndA41747565217113
3rdB4508105151129
4thA409588119219
5thB401975108316
6thB4507416909

Council areas covering SN7

Collisions in SN7 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Vale of White Horse has 1,916 of 1,922 (99.7%).

Collisions in SN7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stVale of White Horse1,9162,88385483
2ndWest Oxfordshire5802

Town in SN7

Of the 1,922 collisions in SN7, 243 (13%) were in Faringdon.