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Cherwell road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1982, and 861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (537), and casualties rose from 792.

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

Collisions in 1982
587
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
861
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1982

2% of collisions in Cherwell in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious14224%
  • Slight43374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious19222%
  • Slight65576%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 587, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.3%)
  • February46 (7.8%)
  • March42 (7.2%)
  • April42 (7.2%)
  • May52 (8.9%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July48 (8.2%)
  • August63 (11%)
  • September44 (7.5%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November51 (8.7%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other33 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (62%)
  • Wet or damp187 (32%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (40%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph284 (48%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (87%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (21%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20206 (24%)
  • 21 to 25151 (18%)
  • 26 to 35135 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (61%)
  • Passenger255 (30%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (62%)
  • Motorcycle182 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Cherwell

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cherwell ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 153rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1982

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1982: 112, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41112157124
2ndA4365120213
3rdA4235895019
4thA3615574010
5thA34274407
6thA421253846
7thB4035161600
8thA422101502
9thB403081001
10thB403181421
11thA4071614
12thA40957701
13thB401152112
14thB40274501

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1982

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1982: 132.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1982

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1982: 153.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years