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Cherwell road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1985, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (645), and casualties fell from 912.

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

Collisions in 1985
612
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
890
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1985

2.8% of collisions in Cherwell in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious16026%
  • Slight43571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious20923%
  • Slight66274%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 612, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (12%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.3%)
  • February36 (5.9%)
  • March42 (6.9%)
  • April54 (8.8%)
  • May41 (6.7%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July51 (8.3%)
  • August54 (8.8%)
  • September59 (9.6%)
  • October55 (9%)
  • November46 (7.5%)
  • December56 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (62%)
  • Wet or damp206 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.9%)
  • Snow11 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (41%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph296 (48%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway541 (88%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (17%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (23%)
  • 21 to 25149 (17%)
  • 26 to 35125 (14%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (60%)
  • Passenger268 (30%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car821 (68%)
  • Motorcycle146 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 140th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1985

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1985: 97, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4197133224
2ndA42383147119
3rdA4382140422
4thA3616481019
5thA4213050210
6thA34233515
7thB403581314
8thA4071113
9thA409571101
10thB40307711
11thB403171201
12thA42251212
13thB40273400
14thB40112301

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1985

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1985: 157.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1985

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1985: 174.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years