OX27 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX27 postcode district recorded 845 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,226 casualties. Of these collisions, 18 were fatal and 137 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 1,226
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 1,226
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX27
Roads in OX27
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX27 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX27 postcode district
Collisions recorded
845
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,226
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
18
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
137
18.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX27 postcode district
Collisions in the OX27 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.3% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
48.2% of recorded collisions in the OX27 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX27 postcode district have produced 1,226 casualties. Pedestrians account for 0.8% 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 127 collisions, Monday 114 collisions, Tuesday 106 collisions, Wednesday 126 collisions, Thursday 131 collisions, Friday 146 collisions, Saturday 95 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 621 collisions, Darkness 224 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 407 collisions, Dual carriageway 281 collisions, Roundabout 139 collisions, Slip road 12 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 38 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 132 collisions, 60 mph 401 collisions, 70 mph 257 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 660 collisions, Raining no high winds 116 collisions, Other 30 collisions, Fine + high winds 18 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 862 casualties, Passenger 354 casualties, Pedestrian 10 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX27 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX27 postcode district?
845 collisions have been recorded in the OX27 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,226 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX27 postcode district were serious or fatal?
18 were fatal and 137 were serious — 18.3% of all recorded collisions in the OX27 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX27 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the OX27 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX27 postcode district happen on?
48.2% of collisions in the OX27 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX27 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 0.8% of the 1,226 casualties recorded in the OX27 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX27 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX27 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the OX27 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 OX27 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.