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Bicester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,750 road traffic collisions in Bicester, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,099 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 273 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,750
499th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,099
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
22 people killed
Serious collisions
273
292 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bicester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal221.3%
  • Serious27316%
  • Slight1,45583%

What the data shows

  • Bicester had 208 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 304 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bicester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 324 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bicester, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Bicester.

Where Bicester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
499th
Most casualties
516th
Most fatal collisions
451st
Most serious collisions
545th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (15%)
  • Tuesday243 (14%)
  • Wednesday272 (16%)
  • Thursday261 (15%)
  • Friday296 (17%)
  • Saturday243 (14%)
  • Sunday166 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,272 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit426 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,495 (85%)
  • Roundabout149 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,498 (86%)
  • 40 mph41 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph71 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,382 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other60 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant966 (46%)
  • Pedestrian399 (19%)
  • Cyclist346 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (15%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bicester peaked at 75 in 1997; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20242022
20232123
20222121
20211417
20201212
20193135
20181721
20173035
20162529
20153133
20143539
20133438
20121926
20113337
20102327
20093034
20083344
20072426
20064248
20053137
20043743
20034050
20023843
20013643
20005064
19995470
19984758
19977597
19965361
19955061
19943744
19935367
19924357
19913037
19904145
19894558
19885768
19875976
19864858
19854653
19843647
19835359
19825159
19814451
19805062
19793446

Map of recent crashes in Bicester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bicester

The 24 most recent collisions in Bicester happened between 25 October 2024 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bicester

The A421 has the most collisions in Bicester, 274 of 1,750 (16%), followed by the B4100 (210).

Collisions in Bicester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA421274353634
2ndB4100210241322
3rdA41192225434
4thA409597124224
5thB4030354225
6thA4421303719

Council area for Bicester

Bicester is in Cherwell, where police recorded 22,074 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bicester accounts for 7.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Bicester

Collisions in Bicester were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by OX26 (1,740) and OX25 (5).