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Cherwell road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1990, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (598), and casualties rose from 857.

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

Collisions in 1990
603
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
896
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1990

2% of collisions in Cherwell in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious13823%
  • Slight45375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious17119%
  • Slight71179%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 603, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (12%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.3%)
  • February61 (10%)
  • March33 (5.5%)
  • April58 (9.6%)
  • May48 (8%)
  • June65 (11%)
  • July49 (8.1%)
  • August51 (8.5%)
  • September46 (7.6%)
  • October48 (8%)
  • November49 (8.1%)
  • December51 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (66%)
  • Wet or damp184 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (37%)
  • 40 mph54 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph302 (50%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (13%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20187 (21%)
  • 21 to 25169 (19%)
  • 26 to 35177 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider561 (63%)
  • Passenger266 (30%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car827 (70%)
  • Motorcycle117 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 152nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1990

The A41 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1990: 101, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41101140111
2ndA42390148027
3rdA4361100215
4thA3614861112
5thA421325038
6thA34233512
7thA422152602
8thA4095131804
9thB4011111902
10thB4035111604
11thB402791202
12thB403061202
13thB403161003
14thA4051411

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1990

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1990: 133.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1990

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1990: 152.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1990, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years