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Cherwell road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2001, and 795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (589), and casualties fell from 891.

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

Collisions in 2001
544
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
795
Down 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2001

2% of collisions in Cherwell in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight44381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight67184%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 544, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (19%)
  • Friday83 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (11%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (11%)
  • February52 (9.6%)
  • March38 (7%)
  • April36 (6.6%)
  • May47 (8.6%)
  • June35 (6.4%)
  • July45 (8.3%)
  • August36 (6.6%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October44 (8.1%)
  • November44 (8.1%)
  • December61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other25 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (62%)
  • Wet or damp167 (31%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph148 (27%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph237 (44%)
  • 70 mph105 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (20%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (13%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35178 (22%)
  • 36 to 45137 (17%)
  • 46 to 5593 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (69%)
  • Passenger200 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cherwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cherwell ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 145th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2001

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2001, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2001

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2001: 63, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406310919
2ndA4260425402
3rdA34405607
4thA361355624
5thB4100273615
6thA422212805
7thA41203003
8thA4095192404
9thA44193113
10thA43182904
11thA4421151812
12thB4035131501
13thB430121712
14thA423111804
15thB402781403
16thA4071702
17thB40116910
18thB40305501
19thA41654600
20thB40314802

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2001

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2001: 87.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2001

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2001: 101.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years