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Cherwell road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1980, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (540), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 1980
556
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
805
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
19
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.4%
  • Serious13023%
  • Slight40773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious17422%
  • Slight61276%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 556, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (11%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday112 (20%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.3%)
  • February44 (7.9%)
  • March32 (5.8%)
  • April43 (7.7%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June50 (9%)
  • July49 (8.8%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September55 (9.9%)
  • October44 (7.9%)
  • November50 (9%)
  • December48 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (59%)
  • Wet or damp207 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (38%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph284 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20187 (23%)
  • 21 to 25123 (15%)
  • 26 to 35134 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (61%)
  • Passenger247 (31%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (64%)
  • Motorcycle151 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 165th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1980

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1980: 87, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4187125516
2ndA42377126111
3rdA4368110617
4thA361385818
5thA34294527
6thA421274214
7thB4030122105
8thB4031101403
9thB403591311
10thA4081203
11thA40958901
12thB40278903
13thB40115502
14thA4223302

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1980

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1980: 104.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1980

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1980: 114.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years