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Cherwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,074 road traffic collisions in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025, and 31,537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 507 were fatal and 4,126 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 197 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (212), and casualties fell from 276 to 259.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,074
147th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31,537
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
507
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
197
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Cherwell

2.3% of collisions in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5072.3%
  • Serious4,12619%
  • Slight17,44179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5601.8%
  • Serious5,05416%
  • Slight25,92382%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. In 2025 there were 197, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 197
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025197259
2024212276
2023174228
2022226286
2021193240
2020202270
2019275371
2018279377
2017333474
2016373519
2015408587
2014436590
2013404547
2012361531
2011447622
2010445640
2009429599
2008450621
2007517706
2006546751
2005523745
2004469621
2003533732
2002521741
2001544795
2000589891
1999629920
1998580828
1997619899
1996543782
1995496770
1994495750
1993513769
1992508782
1991456695
1990603896
1989598857
1988624922
1987614879
1986645924
1985612890
1984645912
1983588831
1982587861
1981537792
1980556805
1979540754

When and where crashes happen in Cherwell

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,065 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,076 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,136 (14%)
  • Thursday3,303 (15%)
  • Friday3,795 (17%)
  • Saturday3,037 (14%)
  • Sunday2,662 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59763 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59546 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,250 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,173 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,830 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,324 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,359 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,829 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,752 (7.9%)
  • February1,591 (7.2%)
  • March1,616 (7.3%)
  • April1,620 (7.3%)
  • May1,810 (8.2%)
  • June1,813 (8.2%)
  • July1,870 (8.5%)
  • August1,938 (8.8%)
  • September1,865 (8.4%)
  • October2,146 (9.7%)
  • November2,011 (9.1%)
  • December2,042 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,895 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,217 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,744 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown136 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,404 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,630 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds389 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist337 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds306 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds126 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.2%)
  • Other720 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded125 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,148 (64%)
  • Wet or damp7,016 (32%)
  • Frost or ice649 (2.9%)
  • Snow139 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep45 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel15 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph178 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph7,430 (34%)
  • 40 mph1,561 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1,058 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph8,424 (38%)
  • 70 mph3,401 (15%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,123 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway3,662 (17%)
  • Roundabout1,820 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road435 (2%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cherwell

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,225 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist3,438 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,379 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist1,924 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant1,068 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)761 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant250 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant202 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant147 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant107 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5624 (2%)
  • 6 to 10976 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,425 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 205,177 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,490 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,309 (20%)
  • 36 to 454,474 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,290 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,063 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 751,224 (3.9%)
  • Over 75792 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded693 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,648 (65%)
  • Passenger8,510 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,379 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30,417 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,465 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,745 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,255 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,001 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach393 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle331 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car230 (0.5%)
  • Minibus138 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle45 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cherwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cherwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cherwell ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 147th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
144thWest Berkshire22,35331,1905484,453
145thNorth Tyneside22,28329,3082953,765
146thNorth Somerset22,13030,5244394,112
147thCherwell (this area)22,07431,5375074,126
148thKnowsley21,90831,3932973,144
149thReading21,62726,4051993,333
150thWinchester21,55929,8074804,965

Accident hotspots in Cherwell

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell, with 624 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025: 1,820, including 57 fatal and 247 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM401,8202,99957247
2ndA411,7742,52545317
3rdA3611,5122,10732338
4thA341,4262,17833188
5thA431,3382,13353258
6thA42601,2611,75630222
7thA4231,2121,91235290
8thA4227581,0329120
9thB410071397911114
10thA4216831,04030122
11thA40954826739104
12thA44451606865
13thB403543461114103
14thB40302864541064
15thA4421275385845
16thB430237391851
17thB4027226326554
18thB40112173371261
19thB40312073091062
20thA401843311347

Towns in Cherwell

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025: 4,369.

Postcode districts in Cherwell

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025: 5,081.

Latest crashes in Cherwell

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cherwell, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity