OX7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX7 postcode district recorded 1,385 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,959 casualties. Of these collisions, 50 were fatal and 302 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 24% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 50
- Serious
- 302
- Casualties
- 1,959
- Fatal
- 50
- Serious
- 302
- Casualties
- 1,959
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX7
Towns in OX7
Roads in OX7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,385
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,959
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
50
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
302
25.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX7 postcode district
Collisions in the OX7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (15.6% of the total), with 26.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.2% of recorded collisions in the OX7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX7 postcode district have produced 1,959 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.6% 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 172 collisions, Monday 198 collisions, Tuesday 189 collisions, Wednesday 210 collisions, Thursday 190 collisions, Friday 216 collisions, Saturday 210 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,022 collisions, Darkness 363 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,304 collisions, Roundabout 54 collisions, Dual carriageway 12 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 21 collisions, 30 mph 354 collisions, 40 mph 47 collisions, 50 mph 143 collisions, 60 mph 810 collisions, 70 mph 10 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,064 collisions, Raining no high winds 178 collisions, Other 52 collisions, Fog or mist 28 collisions, Fine + high winds 20 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,372 casualties, Passenger 458 casualties, Pedestrian 129 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX7 postcode district?
1,385 collisions have been recorded in the OX7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,959 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
50 were fatal and 302 were serious — 25.4% of all recorded collisions in the OX7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the OX7 postcode district, accounting for 15.6% of them, and 26.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX7 postcode district happen on?
94.2% of collisions in the OX7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.6% of the 1,959 casualties recorded in the OX7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX7 postcode district fell 24% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the OX7 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 OX7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.