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Cherwell road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1998, and 828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (619), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 1998
580
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
828
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
19
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1998

3.3% of collisions in Cherwell in 1998 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious508.6%
  • Slight51188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious627.5%
  • Slight74790%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 580, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (17%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday87 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (12%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.6%)
  • February47 (8.1%)
  • March52 (9%)
  • April40 (6.9%)
  • May57 (9.8%)
  • June55 (9.5%)
  • July34 (5.9%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September56 (9.7%)
  • October53 (9.1%)
  • November43 (7.4%)
  • December49 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (62%)
  • Wet or damp199 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph195 (34%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph218 (38%)
  • 70 mph130 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (21%)
  • Roundabout58 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (72%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20136 (16%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35186 (22%)
  • 36 to 45117 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (67%)
  • Passenger213 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car846 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle58 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 139th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1998

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1998: 78, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM407813758
2ndA4260547010
3rdA361425818
4thA34396820
5thA421345312
6thA422273903
7thB4100242802
8thA44172101
9thA41162122
10thA4095131802
11thA43101821
12thB4035101202
13thA4237901
14thB4307910
15thB40316801
16thB40115710
17thB40275802
18thA41654500
19thB40304701
20thA403500

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1998

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1998: 121.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1998

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1998: 144.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years