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Cherwell road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1993, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (508), and casualties fell from 782.

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

Collisions in 1993
513
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
769
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1993

1.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight43485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight67588%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 513, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (19%)
  • Thursday62 (12%)
  • Friday100 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.4%)
  • February29 (5.7%)
  • March33 (6.4%)
  • April36 (7%)
  • May56 (11%)
  • June29 (5.7%)
  • July33 (6.4%)
  • August52 (10%)
  • September46 (9%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December51 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (64%)
  • Wet or damp167 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (36%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph182 (35%)
  • 70 mph106 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (19%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (73%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35169 (22%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (62%)
  • Passenger233 (30%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 155th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1993

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1993: 65, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406511028
2ndA42604872011
3rdA34325313
4thA361293811
5thA421264003
6thB4100253403
7thA41233724
8thA43163502
9thA422152303
10thA4095142102
11thA423132003
12thA44132001
13thB4031111411
14thB403571200
15thB4307802
16thB40306700
17thA4051000
18thB40275501
19thB40113502
20thA41652300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1993

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1993: 101.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1993

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1993: 117.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1993, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years