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Cherwell road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1991, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1990 (603), and casualties fell from 896.

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

Collisions in 1991
456
Down 24% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
695
Down 22% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1991

2.6% of collisions in Cherwell in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight37883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious8612%
  • Slight59786%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 456, down 24% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February44 (9.6%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April23 (5%)
  • May29 (6.4%)
  • June41 (9%)
  • July25 (5.5%)
  • August36 (7.9%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (64%)
  • Wet or damp137 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (35%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph194 (43%)
  • 70 mph75 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20127 (18%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (62%)
  • Passenger213 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Cherwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cherwell ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1991.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1991

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1991: 52, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40528529
2ndA41486707
3rdA421365424
4thA43365507
5thA361326006
6thA423324823
7thA422142302
8thB4035112103
9thA34101300
10thA426091502
11thA409571301
12thA4061210
13thA445601
14thB40114701
15thB40303900
16thB40313501
17thB4303600
18thB41002500
19thA41651200
20thB40271200

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1991

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1991: 98.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1991

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1991: 108.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years