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Burford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Burford, West Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
165
2,156th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
198
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
26
29 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2616%
  • Slight13783%

What the data shows

  • Burford had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Burford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Burford are between noon and 3pm, with 30% of collisions.
  • 19 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burford, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Burford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,156th
Most casualties
2,283rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (87%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph94 (57%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 60 mph45 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant100 (51%)
  • Pedestrian50 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (15%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burford peaked at 9 in 2000; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202433
202311
202222
202111
202033
201912
201834
201713
201657
201557
201455
2013710
201213
201145
201022
200945
200822
200700
200656
200534
200444
200366
200234
200155
200099
199979
199822
199746
199644
199559
1994911
199333
199256
199199
199033
198934
198855
198711
198644
198522
198433
198324
198234
198144
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in Burford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burford

The 24 most recent collisions in Burford happened between 10 September 2015 and 24 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burford

The A361 has the most collisions in Burford, 82 of 165 (50%), followed by the A40 (60).

Collisions in Burford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3618288014
2ndA40608326
3rdB40205802

Council area for Burford

Burford is in West Oxfordshire, where police recorded 13,019 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Burford accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Burford

All 165 collisions in Burford were in the OX18 postcode district.