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Cherwell road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 1999, and 920 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1998 (580), and casualties rose from 828.

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

Collisions in 1999
629
Up 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
920
Up 11% on 1998
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 1999

2.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight51081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious12714%
  • Slight77684%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 629, up 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.3%)
  • February33 (5.2%)
  • March43 (6.8%)
  • April72 (11%)
  • May48 (7.6%)
  • June48 (7.6%)
  • July68 (11%)
  • August53 (8.4%)
  • September38 (6%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November50 (7.9%)
  • December65 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (63%)
  • Wet or damp201 (32%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph174 (28%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph279 (44%)
  • 70 mph134 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (20%)
  • Roundabout78 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (14%)
  • 21 to 25112 (12%)
  • 26 to 35204 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider590 (64%)
  • Passenger277 (30%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car876 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 126th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 1999

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 1999: 78, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4078128115
2ndA42605785313
3rdA34436004
4thA361415509
5thA421335204
6thB4100304724
7thA41234814
8thA422233103
9thA44202605
10thA4095162603
11thA43151802
12thB4035121812
13thA42391512
14thB402791102
15thB43081503
16thB40307703
17thB403171303
18thB40116901
19thA402210
20thA41652200

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 1999

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 1999: 88.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 1999

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 1999: 113.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 1999, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years