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Cherwell road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 645 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1984, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (588), and casualties rose from 831.

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

Collisions in 1984
645
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
912
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious14122%
  • Slight48575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious17920%
  • Slight71378%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 645, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.3%)
  • February49 (7.6%)
  • March42 (6.5%)
  • April39 (6%)
  • May53 (8.2%)
  • June53 (8.2%)
  • July54 (8.4%)
  • August63 (9.8%)
  • September54 (8.4%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November60 (9.3%)
  • December53 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (59%)
  • Wet or damp236 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (40%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph326 (51%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway579 (90%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (20%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20240 (26%)
  • 21 to 25164 (18%)
  • 26 to 35131 (14%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (61%)
  • Passenger271 (30%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (65%)
  • Motorcycle180 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 133rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1984

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1984: 115, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41115160116
2ndA4384132420
3rdA42367102415
4thA3615064012
5thA421244326
6thA34222707
7thB4035151906
8thA4095141814
9thB4030132622
10thB4031111202
11thB4027101311
12thA4227801
13thA405920
14thB40113300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1984

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1984: 151.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1984

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1984: 171.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years