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Cherwell road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1996, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (496), and casualties rose from 770.

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

Collisions in 1996
543
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
782
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight46285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious8110%
  • Slight68888%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 543, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.4%)
  • February47 (8.7%)
  • March37 (6.8%)
  • April37 (6.8%)
  • May34 (6.3%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July47 (8.7%)
  • August52 (9.6%)
  • September41 (7.6%)
  • October49 (9%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph202 (37%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph197 (36%)
  • 70 mph124 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (23%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist55 (7%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35171 (22%)
  • 36 to 4596 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (65%)
  • Passenger218 (28%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 157th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1996

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1996: 86, including 6 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4086143610
2ndA42604363111
3rdA34354804
4thA361354622
5thB4100273314
6thA421233302
7thA41202903
8thA422192702
9thA44131601
10thA423122214
11thA43112511
12thB4031111803
13thA409591200
14thB402791000
15thB403571100
16thA405801
17thB40113501
18thA41652401
19thB40302200
20thB4302300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1996

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1996: 104.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1996

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1996: 123.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1996, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years