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Didcot road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,515 road traffic collisions in Didcot, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 262 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,515
563rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,784
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
262
280 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Didcot

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious26217%
  • Slight1,23882%

What the data shows

  • Didcot had 178 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 295 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Didcot were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 326 children under 16 were killed or injured in Didcot, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Didcot.

Where Didcot ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
563rd
Most casualties
593rd
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
562nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (15%)
  • Tuesday243 (16%)
  • Wednesday236 (16%)
  • Thursday202 (13%)
  • Friday280 (18%)
  • Saturday179 (12%)
  • Sunday152 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,077 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit394 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,271 (84%)
  • Roundabout212 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,341 (89%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph31 (2%)
  • 60 mph87 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,206 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other61 (4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant665 (37%)
  • Cyclist411 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist349 (20%)
  • Pedestrian308 (17%)
  • Van occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Didcot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Didcot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Didcot peaked at 57 in 1989; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252020
20241111
20231216
20222024
20211921
20201719
20191518
20182124
20172121
20162226
20152532
20143341
20132229
20123039
20113035
20102123
20092629
20083341
20073339
20064248
20052431
20042123
20033950
20024654
20015259
20003641
19994353
19983441
19973850
19964558
19953240
19942326
19932427
19924252
19914243
19903539
19895763
19884856
19873336
19863436
19854350
19844146
19833739
19824255
19813842
19803845
19795573

Map of recent crashes in Didcot

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Didcot

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Didcot

The 24 most recent collisions in Didcot happened between 19 June 2024 and 9 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Didcot

The B4493 has the most collisions in Didcot, 259 of 1,515 (17%), followed by the A4130 (197).

Collisions in Didcot on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4493259293352
2ndA4130197234451
3rdB401699121115

Council areas covering Didcot

Collisions in Didcot were recorded in 2 council areas. South Oxfordshire has 1,487 of 1,515 (98%).

Collisions in Didcot by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Oxfordshire1,4871,74815254
2ndVale of White Horse283608

Postcode district for Didcot

All 1,515 collisions in Didcot were in the OX11 postcode district.