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Watlington (South Oxfordshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Watlington, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 144 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
121
2,577th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
144
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
21
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Watlington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2117%
  • Slight9982%

What the data shows

  • Watlington had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Watlington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Watlington, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Watlington.

Where Watlington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,577th
Most casualties
2,706th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,686th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday10 (8.3%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday29 (24%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph110 (91%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant62 (43%)
  • Pedestrian37 (26%)
  • Cyclist19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Watlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Watlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Watlington peaked at 8 in 2000; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202300
202211
202111
202000
201911
201811
201711
201656
201534
201411
201322
201235
201122
201022
200911
200822
200722
200636
200500
200433
200344
200244
200169
200088
199935
199822
199736
199622
199545
199422
199345
199244
199134
199023
198945
198855
198733
198622
198522
198411
198366
198224
198134
198022
197933

Map of recent crashes in Watlington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Watlington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Watlington

The 24 most recent collisions in Watlington happened between 14 April 2011 and 8 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Watlington

The B480 has the most collisions in Watlington, 51 of 121 (42%), followed by the B4009 (43).

Collisions in Watlington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4805167010
2ndB4009434815

Council area for Watlington

Watlington is in South Oxfordshire, where police recorded 19,707 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Watlington accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Watlington

All 121 collisions in Watlington were in the OX49 postcode district.