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Shrivenham and Watchfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield, Vale of White Horse, from 1979 to 2025, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
129
2,482nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
166
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
33
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shrivenham and Watchfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight9473%

What the data shows

  • Shrivenham and Watchfield had 9 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shrivenham and Watchfield, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield.

Where Shrivenham and Watchfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,482nd
Most casualties
2,538th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday10 (7.8%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph84 (65%)
  • 40 mph16 (12%)
  • 60 mph25 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other5 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant97 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (20%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shrivenham and Watchfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shrivenham and Watchfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield peaked at 14 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202323
202200
202111
202000
201911
201800
201711
201611
201522
201422
201300
201211
201133
201023
200922
200836
200723
200613
200511
200411
200322
200223
200146
200022
199933
199848
199735
199633
199522
199445
199346
199267
199122
199022
198922
198833
198711
198633
198534
19841011
198369
19821419
1981713
198044
197944

Map of recent crashes in Shrivenham and Watchfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shrivenham and Watchfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shrivenham and Watchfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield happened between 20 February 2008 and 15 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shrivenham and Watchfield

The A420 has the most collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield, 45 of 129 (35%), followed by the B4000 (9).

Collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4204560117
2ndB400091302
3rdB45083602

Council area for Shrivenham and Watchfield

Shrivenham and Watchfield is in the Vale of White Horse, where police recorded 16,960 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Shrivenham and Watchfield accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Shrivenham and Watchfield

All 129 collisions in Shrivenham and Watchfield were in the SN6 postcode district.