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Cherwell road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1994, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1993 (513), and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 1994
495
Down 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
750
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1994

2.2% of collisions in Cherwell in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight41083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight63485%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 495, down 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (11%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April30 (6.1%)
  • May34 (6.9%)
  • June43 (8.7%)
  • July39 (7.9%)
  • August42 (8.5%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December62 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (62%)
  • Wet or damp171 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph210 (42%)
  • 70 mph120 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (23%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (13%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35185 (25%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (66%)
  • Passenger217 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 172nd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1994

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1994: 74, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM407411326
2ndA42604568312
3rdA3613751110
4thA34325004
5thA421314705
6thA41243423
7thA422193601
8thB4100182503
9thA44172001
10thA43134211
11thB4035121902
12thA423112001
13thB43081202
14thA405801
15thA40955501
16thB40115912
17thA41654501
18thB40304700
19thB40314402
20thB40271100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1994

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1994: 83.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1994

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1994: 105.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years