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Cherwell road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2002, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (544), and casualties fell from 795.

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

Collisions in 2002
521
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
741
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Cherwell in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight42982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10013%
  • Slight63586%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 521, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday113 (22%)
  • Saturday50 (9.6%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.7%)
  • February36 (6.9%)
  • March44 (8.4%)
  • April44 (8.4%)
  • May36 (6.9%)
  • June34 (6.5%)
  • July46 (8.8%)
  • August41 (7.9%)
  • September45 (8.6%)
  • October46 (8.8%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (58%)
  • Wet or damp201 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph141 (27%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph202 (39%)
  • 70 mph120 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (22%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20112 (15%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35166 (22%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (65%)
  • Passenger217 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (78%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cherwell ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 146th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2002

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2002, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2002

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2002: 62, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406210129
2ndA4260486725
3rdA34456905
4thA361334305
5thB4100294407
6thA41243411
7thA44203205
8thB430183605
9thA422161906
10thA4421142502
11thB4030121504
12thB4035101200
13thA42391302
14thA4391800
15thB40117701
16thA405801
17thA41654601
18thA4214810
19thB40274500
20thB40314402

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2002

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2002: 84.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2002

OX25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2002: 101.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years