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Cherwell road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1992, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1991 (456), and casualties rose from 695.

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

Collisions in 1992
508
Up 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
782
Up 13% on 1991
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1992

2.6% of collisions in Cherwell in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight41682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious11515%
  • Slight65484%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 508, up 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (10%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.3%)
  • February26 (5.1%)
  • March29 (5.7%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May40 (7.9%)
  • June49 (9.6%)
  • July49 (9.6%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September34 (6.7%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November50 (9.8%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fog or mist18 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (61%)
  • Wet or damp181 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (31%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph230 (45%)
  • 70 mph88 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (19%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20129 (16%)
  • 21 to 25131 (17%)
  • 26 to 35177 (23%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (63%)
  • Passenger239 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 165th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1992

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1992: 59, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4059112311
2ndA42604058111
3rdA421395704
4thA361324609
5thA34304715
6thA43192602
7thA41171902
8thA422161911
9thA44151900
10thB4100152113
11thA4095122301
12thB4035122000
13thB430112012
14thA42391100
15thB403092101
16thB403171211
17thA4061400
18thB40275911
19thA41654710
20thB40114700

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1992

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1992: 76.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1992

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1992: 98.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years