OX12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX12 postcode district recorded 1,059 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,414 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 182 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 24% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 182
- Casualties
- 1,414
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 182
- Casualties
- 1,414
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX12
Towns in OX12
Roads in OX12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,059
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,414
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
182
18.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX12 postcode district
Collisions in the OX12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.8% of the total), with 26.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.5% of recorded collisions in the OX12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX12 postcode district have produced 1,414 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 105 collisions, Monday 139 collisions, Tuesday 154 collisions, Wednesday 178 collisions, Thursday 162 collisions, Friday 175 collisions, Saturday 146 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 779 collisions, Darkness 280 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 980 collisions, Roundabout 53 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 516 collisions, 40 mph 52 collisions, 50 mph 182 collisions, 60 mph 294 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 880 collisions, Raining no high winds 99 collisions, Other 29 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 976 casualties, Passenger 293 casualties, Pedestrian 145 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 1,059 accidents
Accident 200043P219030
SlightAccident 200043P143030
SlightAccident 200043P084030
SlightAccident 200043P098030
SlightAccident 200043P070030
SlightAccident 200043P322020
SlightAccident 200043P246020
SlightAccident 200043P252020
SlightAccident 200043P090020
SlightAccident 200043P033020
SeriousAccident 200043P017020
SlightAccident 200043P002020
SlightAccident 200043P365010
SlightAccident 200043P323010
SlightAccident 200043P165010
SlightAccident 200043P028010
SlightAccident 200043P007010
SlightAccident 199943P478129
SlightAccident 199943P341129
SlightAccident 199943P086129
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX12 postcode district?
1,059 collisions have been recorded in the OX12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,414 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 182 were serious — 18.5% of all recorded collisions in the OX12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX12 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the OX12 postcode district, accounting for 16.8% of them, and 26.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX12 postcode district happen on?
92.5% of collisions in the OX12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.3% of the 1,414 casualties recorded in the OX12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX12 postcode district rose 24% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the OX12 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the OX12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.