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Abingdon-on-Thames road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,566 road traffic collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames, Vale of White Horse, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,969 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 488 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,566
384th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,969
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
33 people killed
Serious collisions
488
533 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Abingdon-on-Thames

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.2%
  • Serious48819%
  • Slight2,04780%

What the data shows

  • Abingdon-on-Thames had 227 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 417 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 501 children under 16 were killed or injured in Abingdon-on-Thames, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Where Abingdon-on-Thames ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
384th
Most casualties
400th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
344th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday405 (16%)
  • Tuesday383 (15%)
  • Wednesday388 (15%)
  • Thursday409 (16%)
  • Friday468 (18%)
  • Saturday304 (12%)
  • Sunday209 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,915 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit600 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,944 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road293 (11%)
  • Roundabout258 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph2,334 (91%)
  • 40 mph124 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,083 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds260 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other109 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant873 (29%)
  • Cyclist789 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist599 (20%)
  • Pedestrian591 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Abingdon-on-Thames road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Abingdon-on-Thames, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames peaked at 100 in 1984; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252324
20241415
20232323
20222125
20212325
20202021
20191920
20182630
20173033
20162835
20154553
20145262
20133136
20124754
20113341
20103335
20094045
20085466
20074151
20064147
20055560
20044961
20036884
20026884
20016677
20006478
19996369
19986470
19976573
19966281
19956871
19947286
19937283
19926975
19916788
19908897
19898493
19888198
19876979
198682100
19857986
1984100118
19837479
19828295
19817584
19807179
19796580

Map of recent crashes in Abingdon-on-Thames

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Abingdon-on-Thames

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Abingdon-on-Thames

The 24 most recent collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames happened between 6 December 2024 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Abingdon-on-Thames

The A415 has the most collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames, 771 of 2,566 (30%), followed by the B4017 (417).

Collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4157718679127
2ndB4017417485474
3rdA4183289347556
4thA34234425

Council areas covering Abingdon-on-Thames

Collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames were recorded in 2 council areas. The Vale of White Horse has 2,551 of 2,566 (99%).

Collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stVale of White Horse2,5512,95131486
2ndSouth Oxfordshire151802

Postcode district for Abingdon-on-Thames

All 2,566 collisions in Abingdon-on-Thames were in the OX14 postcode district.