OX8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX8 postcode district recorded 585 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 813 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 126 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 126
- Casualties
- 813
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 126
- Casualties
- 813
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX8
Towns in OX8
Roads in OX8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OX8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
585
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
813
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
126
23.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OX8 postcode district
Collisions in the OX8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (15.2% of the total), with 24.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
90.4% of recorded collisions in the OX8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OX8 postcode district have produced 813 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.2% 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 78 collisions, Monday 73 collisions, Tuesday 87 collisions, Wednesday 88 collisions, Thursday 89 collisions, Friday 85 collisions, Saturday 85 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 443 collisions, Darkness 142 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 529 collisions, Roundabout 39 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 116 collisions, 40 mph 60 collisions, 50 mph 26 collisions, 60 mph 358 collisions, 70 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 463 collisions, Raining no high winds 66 collisions, Other 30 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 573 casualties, Passenger 190 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OX8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OX8 postcode district?
585 collisions have been recorded in the OX8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 813 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 126 were serious — 23.9% of all recorded collisions in the OX8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OX8 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the OX8 postcode district, accounting for 15.2% of them, and 24.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OX8 postcode district happen on?
90.4% of collisions in the OX8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OX8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.2% of the 813 casualties recorded in the OX8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OX8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OX8 postcode district rose 25% 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 OX8 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 OX8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.