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Cherwell road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1988, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (614), and casualties rose from 879.

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

Collisions in 1988
624
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
922
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
21
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1988

3.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.4%
  • Serious18730%
  • Slight41667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.6%
  • Serious23425%
  • Slight66472%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 624, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (10%)
  • February36 (5.8%)
  • March50 (8%)
  • April37 (5.9%)
  • May43 (6.9%)
  • June37 (5.9%)
  • July49 (7.9%)
  • August65 (10%)
  • September49 (7.9%)
  • October55 (8.8%)
  • November78 (13%)
  • December61 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (58%)
  • Wet or damp243 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (40%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 60 mph296 (47%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (92%)
  • Roundabout25 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (12%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (19%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35183 (20%)
  • 36 to 45135 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (61%)
  • Passenger266 (29%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (70%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 144th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1988

The A423 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1988: 97, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42397149328
2ndA4195139225
3rdA4374123321
4thA3615985023
5thA421395346
6thA422223607
7thA34182413
8thB4031132407
9thB4035131705
10thA4095111402
11thB401181412
12thB403082211
13thB402761103
14thA405812

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1988

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1988: 157.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1988

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1988: 172.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1988, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years