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Cherwell road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1987, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (645), and casualties fell from 924.

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

Collisions in 1987
614
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
879
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
24
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1987

3.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.9%
  • Serious17228%
  • Slight41868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.3%
  • Serious21625%
  • Slight63472%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 614, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (18%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.4%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March44 (7.2%)
  • April52 (8.5%)
  • May49 (8%)
  • June38 (6.2%)
  • July57 (9.3%)
  • August54 (8.8%)
  • September65 (11%)
  • October81 (13%)
  • November54 (8.8%)
  • December39 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (59%)
  • Wet or damp231 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (41%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph292 (48%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (90%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (14%)
  • Pedestrian95 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20180 (20%)
  • 21 to 25144 (16%)
  • 26 to 35176 (20%)
  • 36 to 45109 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (61%)
  • Passenger245 (28%)
  • Pedestrian95 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (69%)
  • Motorcycle117 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 136th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1987

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1987: 125, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41125168137
2ndA42380112620
3rdA4377121620
4thA3615062016
5thA4213353211
6thA34222821
7thA4095173303
8thB403081222
9thB403581416
10thB401171923
11thB403151111
12thA4224501
13thA403500
14thB40272300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1987

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1987: 146.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1987

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1987: 155.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1987, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years