OX44 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX44 postcode district recorded 436 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 607 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 98 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 98
- Casualties
- 607
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 98
- Casualties
- 607
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX44
Roads in OX44
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX44 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX44 postcode district
Collisions recorded
436
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
607
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX44 postcode district
Collisions in the OX44 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (17.2% of the total), with 29.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91.5% of recorded collisions in the OX44 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX44 postcode district have produced 607 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.3% 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 51 collisions, Monday 55 collisions, Tuesday 70 collisions, Wednesday 64 collisions, Thursday 59 collisions, Friday 62 collisions, Saturday 75 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 309 collisions, Darkness 127 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 399 collisions, Roundabout 29 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 150 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 50 mph 89 collisions, 60 mph 173 collisions, 70 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 341 collisions, Raining no high winds 54 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Fog or mist 11 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 441 casualties, Passenger 140 casualties, Pedestrian 26 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX44 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX44 postcode district?
436 collisions have been recorded in the OX44 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 607 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX44 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 98 were serious — 25% of all recorded collisions in the OX44 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX44 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the OX44 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 29.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX44 postcode district happen on?
91.5% of collisions in the OX44 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX44 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.3% of the 607 casualties recorded in the OX44 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX44 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX44 postcode district rose 100% 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 OX44 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 OX44 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.