Kidlington road traffic accidents
Kidlington recorded 449 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 552 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 60% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 552
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 552
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Kidlington
Roads in Kidlington
Postcode districts in Kidlington
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Kidlington
Road collision statistics for Kidlington
Collisions recorded
449
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
552
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
73
16.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Kidlington
Collisions in Kidlington are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (18.3% of the total), with 22.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.2% of recorded collisions in Kidlington happen on a single carriageway. Around 12% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Kidlington have produced 552 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.3% 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 36 collisions, Monday 62 collisions, Tuesday 70 collisions, Wednesday 82 collisions, Thursday 68 collisions, Friday 82 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 348 collisions, Darkness 101 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 414 collisions, Dual carriageway 25 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 336 collisions, 40 mph 69 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 17 collisions, 70 mph 15 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 388 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Fog or mist 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 361 casualties, Passenger 101 casualties, Pedestrian 90 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Kidlington
How many road accidents have there been in Kidlington?
449 collisions have been recorded in Kidlington in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 552 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Kidlington were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 73 were serious — 16.9% of all recorded collisions in Kidlington resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Kidlington?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Kidlington, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 22.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Kidlington happen on?
92.2% of collisions in Kidlington are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Kidlington?
Pedestrians make up 16.3% of the 552 casualties recorded in Kidlington.
Is road safety in Kidlington getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Kidlington rose 60% 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 Kidlington 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 Kidlington cover 1999 to 2025.