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Cherwell road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1997, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1996 (543), and casualties rose from 782.

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

Collisions in 1997
619
Up 14% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
899
Up 15% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Cherwell in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight53787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious839.2%
  • Slight80489%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 619, up 14% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday118 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.2%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March43 (6.9%)
  • April57 (9.2%)
  • May41 (6.6%)
  • June52 (8.4%)
  • July50 (8.1%)
  • August56 (9%)
  • September54 (8.7%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November50 (8.1%)
  • December59 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fog or mist19 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (62%)
  • Wet or damp215 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph216 (35%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph249 (40%)
  • 70 mph109 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (18%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant661 (74%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20119 (13%)
  • 21 to 25124 (14%)
  • 26 to 35220 (24%)
  • 36 to 45127 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (64%)
  • Passenger258 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car894 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 136th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1997

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1997: 65, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4065106110
2ndA4260588807
3rdA421506815
4thA34405702
5thB4100365704
6thA361284108
7thA422253713
8thA44182611
9thB4035162511
10thA41152402
11thA43142400
12thA423122113
13thB430122202
14thB4027111701
15thA40101412
16thA4095101203
17thB403081504
18thA41656700
19thB40115500
20thB40312200

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1997

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1997: 103.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1997

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1997: 116.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years