Chipping Norton road traffic accidents
Chipping Norton recorded 162 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 199 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 29
- Casualties
- 199
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 29
- Casualties
- 199
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Chipping Norton
Roads in Chipping Norton
Postcode districts in Chipping Norton
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Chipping Norton
Road collision statistics for Chipping Norton
Collisions recorded
162
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
199
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
29
20.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Chipping Norton
Collisions in Chipping Norton are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.5% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92% of recorded collisions in Chipping Norton happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Chipping Norton have produced 199 casualties. Pedestrians account for 35.7% 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 11 collisions, Monday 22 collisions, Tuesday 28 collisions, Wednesday 27 collisions, Thursday 18 collisions, Friday 30 collisions, Saturday 26 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 123 collisions, Darkness 39 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 149 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 14 collisions, 30 mph 137 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 135 collisions, Raining no high winds 17 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 94 casualties, Passenger 34 casualties, Pedestrian 71 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 162 accidents
Accident 200043P206060
SlightAccident 200043P121060
SeriousAccident 200043P125060
SlightAccident 200043P340050
SlightAccident 200043P193050
SlightAccident 200043P319040
SlightAccident 200043P062020
SeriousAccident 199943P157129
SeriousAccident 199943P485119
SlightAccident 199943P058119
SlightAccident 199943P212089
SeriousAccident 199943P053089
SlightAccident 199943P203069
SeriousAccident 199943P212069
SlightAccident 199943P297059
SlightAccident 199943P325049
SlightAccident 199943P128049
SeriousAccident 199943P067039
SlightAccident 199943P173029
SeriousAccident 199943P159029
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Chipping Norton
How many road accidents have there been in Chipping Norton?
162 collisions have been recorded in Chipping Norton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 199 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Chipping Norton were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 29 were serious — 20.4% of all recorded collisions in Chipping Norton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Chipping Norton?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Chipping Norton, accounting for 18.5% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Chipping Norton happen on?
92% of collisions in Chipping Norton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Chipping Norton?
Pedestrians make up 35.7% of the 199 casualties recorded in Chipping Norton.
Is road safety in Chipping Norton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Chipping Norton were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Chipping Norton 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 Chipping Norton cover 1999 to 2025.