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Wheatley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Wheatley, South Oxfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
264
1,678th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
321
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
65
66 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wheatley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6525%
  • Slight19373%

What the data shows

  • Wheatley had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Wheatley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wheatley, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Wheatley.

Where Wheatley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,678th
Most casualties
1,734th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,497th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph192 (73%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant136 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wheatley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wheatley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wheatley peaked at 12 in 1985; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202444
202356
202211
202133
202011
201933
201833
201735
201633
201556
201456
201333
201211
201133
201044
200922
200857
200746
200689
200544
200479
2003710
200236
200166
200058
199956
1998510
199778
199655
19951113
19941111
199369
19921017
199167
1990910
1989913
198888
19871012
198656
19851216
198466
19831010
198278
198189
19801112
197945

Map of recent crashes in Wheatley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wheatley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wheatley

The 24 most recent collisions in Wheatley happened between 26 July 2017 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wheatley

Of the 264 collisions in Wheatley, 18 were on the A40.

Collisions in Wheatley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40182307

Council area for Wheatley

Wheatley is in South Oxfordshire, where police recorded 19,707 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wheatley accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Wheatley

All 264 collisions in Wheatley were in the OX33 postcode district.