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Cherwell road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 645 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1986, and 924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (612), and casualties rose from 890.

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

Collisions in 1986
645
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
924
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1986

2% of collisions in Cherwell in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious19530%
  • Slight43768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious23626%
  • Slight67473%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 645, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (12%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.5%)
  • February45 (7%)
  • March45 (7%)
  • April34 (5.3%)
  • May59 (9.1%)
  • June34 (5.3%)
  • July48 (7.4%)
  • August65 (10%)
  • September49 (7.6%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November58 (9%)
  • December82 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (60%)
  • Wet or damp223 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.4%)
  • Snow13 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (41%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph329 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (15%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4%)
  • 16 to 20214 (23%)
  • 21 to 25159 (17%)
  • 26 to 35148 (16%)
  • 36 to 45114 (12%)
  • 46 to 5593 (10%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (62%)
  • Passenger269 (29%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (70%)
  • Motorcycle130 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 135th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1986

The A43 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1986: 99, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4399152227
2ndA4196141315
3rdA42389145125
4thA3615380119
5thA4213955012
6thA34162016
7thA4095101602
8thB4030101904
9thA42281103
10thB401171306
11thB40357804
12thA406701
13thB40315802
14thB40274502

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1986

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1986: 155.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1986

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1986: 174.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years