OX8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OX8 postcode district recorded 575 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 800 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 120 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were down 33% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 120
- Casualties
- 800
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 120
- Casualties
- 800
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OX8
Towns in OX8
Roads in OX8
Accidents in the OX8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OX8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
575
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
800
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
120
23.3% 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 (15.5% of the total), with 24% 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 800 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.1% 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 77 collisions, Monday 71 collisions, Tuesday 87 collisions, Wednesday 87 collisions, Thursday 89 collisions, Friday 81 collisions, Saturday 83 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 437 collisions, Darkness 138 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 520 collisions, Roundabout 38 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 115 collisions, 40 mph 59 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 355 collisions, 70 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 455 collisions, Raining no high winds 64 collisions, Other 30 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 563 casualties, Passenger 188 casualties, Pedestrian 49 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?
575 collisions have been recorded in the OX8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 800 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OX8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 120 were serious — 23.3% 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 15.5% of them, and 24% 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 6.1% of the 800 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 fell 33% in 2024 compared with 2023, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
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 2024.