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Cherwell road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1979, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,074 collisions in Cherwell.

Collisions in 1979
540
Casualties in 1979
754
Fatal collisions
25
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1979

4.6% of collisions in Cherwell in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.6%
  • Serious12223%
  • Slight39373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.8%
  • Serious15921%
  • Slight56675%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 540.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday70 (13%)
  • Saturday94 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.6%)
  • February31 (5.7%)
  • March27 (5%)
  • April44 (8.1%)
  • May47 (8.7%)
  • June37 (6.9%)
  • July44 (8.1%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December51 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (62%)
  • Wet or damp164 (30%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (38%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph285 (53%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (21%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20192 (25%)
  • 21 to 25132 (18%)
  • 26 to 35135 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (65%)
  • Motorcycle167 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Cherwell

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cherwell ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 171st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1979

The A423 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1979: 73, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42373113219
2ndA4369104612
3rdA416589411
4thA361333817
5thA34273633
6thA421264824
7thB4035192307
8thA422101611
9thB403082113
10thA40957903
11thA405712
12thB40313501
13thB40272201
14thB40111100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1979

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1979: 106.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1979

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1979: 119.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1979, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years