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Cherwell road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1995, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (495), and casualties rose from 750.

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

Collisions in 1995
496
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
770
Up 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1995

3% of collisions in Cherwell in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight40782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight65485%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 496, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.5%)
  • February43 (8.7%)
  • March41 (8.3%)
  • April43 (8.7%)
  • May41 (8.3%)
  • June36 (7.3%)
  • July40 (8.1%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September34 (6.9%)
  • October44 (8.9%)
  • November37 (7.5%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (65%)
  • Wet or damp150 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph161 (32%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph196 (40%)
  • 70 mph104 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (18%)
  • Roundabout66 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20100 (13%)
  • 21 to 25109 (14%)
  • 26 to 35170 (22%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (63%)
  • Passenger246 (32%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 170th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1995

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1995: 64, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406496211
2ndA4260446637
3rdA361355316
4thA422334505
5thA34295022
6thA421274516
7thB4100243403
8thA44204005
9thA43163323
10thA41131602
11thB4035121801
12thA4095112011
13thA423111802
14thB43061710
15thA404501
16thA41654400
17thB40113410
18thB40303400
19thB40313500
20thB40271300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1995

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1995: 91.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1995

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1995: 112.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1995, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years