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Cherwell road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1989, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (624), and casualties fell from 922.

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

Collisions in 1989
598
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
857
Down 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Cherwell in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight47279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious15218%
  • Slight68880%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 598, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday105 (18%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.4%)
  • February54 (9%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April42 (7%)
  • May42 (7%)
  • June37 (6.2%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September47 (7.9%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December58 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (61%)
  • Wet or damp212 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (38%)
  • 40 mph59 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph279 (47%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (85%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (12%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20174 (20%)
  • 21 to 25138 (16%)
  • 26 to 35160 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (63%)
  • Passenger247 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (68%)
  • Motorcycle104 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 158th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1989

The A423 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1989: 88, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42388126314
2ndA438313337
3rdA416894110
4thA3614461112
5thA421273611
6thA34233718
7thA422202601
8thA4095182914
9thB4027151903
10thB4035132124
11thB4011101204
12thB403061303
13thB40315802
14thA404901

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1989

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1989: 125.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1989

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1989: 144.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years