OX18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX18 postcode district recorded 914 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,240 casualties. Of these collisions, 33 were fatal and 174 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 174
- Casualties
- 1,240
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 174
- Casualties
- 1,240
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX18
Towns in OX18
Roads in OX18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
914
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,240
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
33
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
174
22.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX18 postcode district
Collisions in the OX18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (16.3% of the total), with 28.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
89.9% of recorded collisions in the OX18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX18 postcode district have produced 1,240 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.3% 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 129 collisions, Monday 149 collisions, Tuesday 130 collisions, Wednesday 119 collisions, Thursday 140 collisions, Friday 129 collisions, Saturday 118 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 652 collisions, Darkness 262 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 822 collisions, Roundabout 80 collisions, Dual carriageway 10 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 356 collisions, 40 mph 45 collisions, 50 mph 58 collisions, 60 mph 437 collisions, 70 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 703 collisions, Raining no high winds 120 collisions, Other 32 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 868 casualties, Passenger 281 casualties, Pedestrian 91 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX18 postcode district?
914 collisions have been recorded in the OX18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,240 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
33 were fatal and 174 were serious — 22.6% of all recorded collisions in the OX18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX18 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the OX18 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 28.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX18 postcode district happen on?
89.9% of collisions in the OX18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.3% of the 1,240 casualties recorded in the OX18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX18 postcode district rose 11% 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 OX18 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 OX18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.