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Benson road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Benson, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 16 April 2023.

Collisions since 1979
165
2,156th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
202
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
38
41 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
16 Apr 2023
Busiest year
1998
9 collisions

Road collision statistics for Benson

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12475%

What the data shows

  • Benson had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Benson were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 25 children under 16 were killed or injured in Benson, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Benson.

Where Benson ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,156th
Most casualties
2,253rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (10%)
  • Sunday28 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph120 (73%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph34 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant108 (53%)
  • Pedestrian35 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Cyclist19 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Benson road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Benson, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Benson peaked at 9 in 1998; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202322
202222
202112
202022
201933
201800
201757
201612
201522
201411
201322
201244
201122
201023
200911
200834
200789
200611
200533
200446
200366
200246
200144
200034
1999810
1998911
1997613
199657
199555
199422
199334
199233
199134
199044
198944
198844
198711
198600
198544
198466
198368
198256
1981812
198068
197978

Map of recent crashes in Benson

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Benson

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Benson

The 24 most recent collisions in Benson happened between 28 July 2012 and 16 April 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Benson

The B4009 has the most collisions in Benson, 47 of 165 (28%), followed by the A4074 (17).

Collisions in Benson on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4009475729
2ndA4074172603
3rdA4236702

Council area for Benson

Benson is in South Oxfordshire, where police recorded 19,707 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Benson accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Benson

All 165 collisions in Benson were in the OX10 postcode district.