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Grove (Vale of White Horse) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Grove, Vale of White Horse, from 1979 to 2025, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 80 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
312
1,515th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
394
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
80
89 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Grove

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8026%
  • Slight23174%

What the data shows

  • Grove had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Grove were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 83 children under 16 were killed or injured in Grove, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Grove.

Where Grove ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,515th
Most casualties
1,543rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,307th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (94%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph208 (67%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph29 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph56 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant193 (49%)
  • Cyclist76 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (18%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Grove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Grove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Grove peaked at 16 in 1986; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202313
202233
202145
202022
201944
201833
201734
201635
201559
201446
201359
201256
201155
201045
200922
200845
200711
200656
200522
2004810
200377
2002711
2001710
2000915
19991015
1998914
19971212
199655
199533
19941013
199369
199269
199167
1990811
198999
198878
19871217
19861625
19851617
19841516
19831518
198299
19811112
19801012
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Grove

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Grove

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Grove

The 24 most recent collisions in Grove happened between 28 March 2017 and 9 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Grove

Of the 312 collisions in Grove, 110 were on the A338.

Collisions in Grove on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA338110170029

Council area for Grove

Grove is in the Vale of White Horse, where police recorded 16,960 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Grove accounts for 1.8% of them.

Postcode district for Grove

All 312 collisions in Grove were in the OX12 postcode district.