OX17 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX17 postcode district recorded 1,237 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,873 casualties. Of these collisions, 53 were fatal and 282 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 53
- Serious
- 282
- Casualties
- 1,873
- Fatal
- 53
- Serious
- 282
- Casualties
- 1,873
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX17
Towns in OX17
Roads in OX17
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX17 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX17 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,237
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,873
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
53
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
282
27.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX17 postcode district
Collisions in the OX17 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.4% of the total), with 31.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
83.8% of recorded collisions in the OX17 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX17 postcode district have produced 1,873 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.7% 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 168 collisions, Monday 170 collisions, Tuesday 165 collisions, Wednesday 173 collisions, Thursday 169 collisions, Friday 227 collisions, Saturday 165 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 842 collisions, Darkness 395 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,036 collisions, Dual carriageway 182 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 193 collisions, 40 mph 54 collisions, 50 mph 131 collisions, 60 mph 682 collisions, 70 mph 175 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 970 collisions, Raining no high winds 162 collisions, Other 33 collisions, Fog or mist 20 collisions, Fine + high winds 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,310 casualties, Passenger 493 casualties, Pedestrian 70 casualties.
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX17 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX17 postcode district?
1,237 collisions have been recorded in the OX17 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,873 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX17 postcode district were serious or fatal?
53 were fatal and 282 were serious — 27.1% of all recorded collisions in the OX17 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX17 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the OX17 postcode district, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 31.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX17 postcode district happen on?
83.8% of collisions in the OX17 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX17 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.7% of the 1,873 casualties recorded in the OX17 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX17 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX17 postcode district rose 27% 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 OX17 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 OX17 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.