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Kidlington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,043 road traffic collisions in Kidlington, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 175 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,043
729th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,249
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
175
188 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kidlington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious17517%
  • Slight85482%

What the data shows

  • Kidlington had 85 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 161 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Kidlington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 205 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kidlington, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Kidlington.

Where Kidlington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
729th
Most casualties
763rd
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
768th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday173 (17%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday186 (18%)
  • Saturday127 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight765 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway979 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph797 (76%)
  • 40 mph153 (15%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph58 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds857 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant478 (38%)
  • Pedestrian247 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (19%)
  • Cyclist217 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kidlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kidlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kidlington peaked at 44 in 1980; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
202456
202334
202255
202166
20201620
20191215
201866
20171416
20161012
20151517
20141516
20132026
201278
20111111
20102530
20091419
20081721
20072124
20061622
20052838
20041619
20032425
20022021
20012834
20004053
19992840
19982838
19973140
19961921
19952531
19941519
19931928
19922832
19912530
19902634
19893842
19883843
19874252
19864149
19853441
19843437
19833033
19822628
19813234
19804454
19793840

Map of recent crashes in Kidlington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kidlington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kidlington

The 24 most recent collisions in Kidlington happened between 14 October 2021 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kidlington

The A4260 has the most collisions in Kidlington, 285 of 1,043 (27%), followed by the A423 (187).

Collisions in Kidlington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4260285360454
2ndA423187219337
3rdA44244115
4thA43222914
5thA3461010
6thA40954400

Council area for Kidlington

Kidlington is in Cherwell, where police recorded 22,074 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kidlington accounts for 4.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Kidlington

Collisions in Kidlington were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by OX5 (1,033) and OX20 (10).