Thame road traffic accidents
Thame recorded 299 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 374 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 48
- Casualties
- 374
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 48
- Casualties
- 374
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Thame
Roads in Thame
Postcode districts in Thame
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Thame
Road collision statistics for Thame
Collisions recorded
299
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
374
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
48
17.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Thame
Collisions in Thame are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 25.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
76.9% of recorded collisions in Thame happen on a single carriageway. Around 13% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Thame have produced 374 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.3% 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 24 collisions, Monday 36 collisions, Tuesday 50 collisions, Wednesday 46 collisions, Thursday 51 collisions, Friday 52 collisions, Saturday 40 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 224 collisions, Darkness 75 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 230 collisions, Roundabout 64 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 212 collisions, 40 mph 36 collisions, 50 mph 30 collisions, 60 mph 18 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 260 collisions, Raining no high winds 25 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 238 casualties, Passenger 64 casualties, Pedestrian 72 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Thame
How many road accidents have there been in Thame?
299 collisions have been recorded in Thame in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 374 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Thame were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 48 were serious — 17.7% of all recorded collisions in Thame resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Thame?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Thame, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 25.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Thame happen on?
76.9% of collisions in Thame are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Thame?
Pedestrians make up 19.3% of the 374 casualties recorded in Thame.
Is road safety in Thame getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Thame were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Thame 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 Thame cover 1999 to 2025.