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Cherwell road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1983, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (587), and casualties fell from 861.

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

Collisions in 1983
588
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
831
Down 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1983

2.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious15026%
  • Slight42172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious19423%
  • Slight61974%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 588, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (10%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.6%)
  • February52 (8.8%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April48 (8.2%)
  • May42 (7.1%)
  • June63 (11%)
  • July48 (8.2%)
  • August41 (7%)
  • September46 (7.8%)
  • October57 (9.7%)
  • November53 (9%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (60%)
  • Wet or damp211 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (38%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph312 (53%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (90%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.4%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (21%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20219 (26%)
  • 21 to 25157 (19%)
  • 26 to 35124 (15%)
  • 36 to 4588 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (62%)
  • Passenger233 (28%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (65%)
  • Motorcycle175 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 141st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1983

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1983: 101, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41101133418
2ndA4383125316
3rdA42375132222
4thA3614060210
5thA421314929
6thB4035162125
7thA4095141715
8thA34121702
9thB4027101204
10thB40318902
11thA42271404
12thB403061203
13thA404501
14thB401141102

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1983

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1983

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1983: 136.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years