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Cherwell road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1981, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (556), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 1981
537
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
792
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13525%
  • Slight39273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious17122%
  • Slight61077%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 537, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (10%)
  • Wednesday52 (9.7%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday116 (22%)
  • Saturday89 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.1%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March43 (8%)
  • April36 (6.7%)
  • May44 (8.2%)
  • June41 (7.6%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August52 (9.7%)
  • September52 (9.7%)
  • October63 (12%)
  • November43 (8%)
  • December40 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (56%)
  • Wet or damp203 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (41%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph269 (50%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (18%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20245 (31%)
  • 21 to 25126 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 4582 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (60%)
  • Passenger241 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (66%)
  • Motorcycle148 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 166th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1981

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1981: 82, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4182127121
2ndA4376124320
3rdA42359105116
4thA361364815
5thA421222802
6thB4035172706
7thA34162416
8thA4095111903
9thA422101712
10thB403071301
11thB40316703
12thA404821
13thB40112201
14thB40271100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1981

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1981: 122.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1981

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1981: 132.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years