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Cherwell road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2000, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (629), and casualties fell from 920.

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

Collisions in 2000
589
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
891
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2000

2.7% of collisions in Cherwell in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight49784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious9210%
  • Slight78088%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 589, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.6%)
  • February50 (8.5%)
  • March44 (7.5%)
  • April36 (6.1%)
  • May48 (8.1%)
  • June45 (7.6%)
  • July47 (8%)
  • August43 (7.3%)
  • September56 (9.5%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (61%)
  • Wet or damp201 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph199 (34%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph226 (38%)
  • 70 mph117 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (20%)
  • Roundabout65 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (11%)
  • 21 to 25109 (12%)
  • 26 to 35193 (22%)
  • 36 to 45149 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded47 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (63%)
  • Passenger264 (30%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car873 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 133rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2000

The A4260 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2000: 72, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426072105113
2ndM407113246
3rdA361456115
4thA34356205
5thA422334402
6thB4100304417
7thA4421223221
8thA41162110
9thB430142605
10thA4095131903
11thB4035131914
12thA423121901
13thA43112920
14thA44111601
15thB4030101500
16thB40276901
17thA41655901
18thB40114500
19thA4031000
20thB40313300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2000

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2000: 103.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2000

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2000: 135.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years