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Cherwell road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2003, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (521), and casualties fell from 741.

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

Collisions in 2003
533
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
732
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight44083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight62786%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 533, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.5%)
  • February38 (7.1%)
  • March46 (8.6%)
  • April46 (8.6%)
  • May40 (7.5%)
  • June43 (8.1%)
  • July42 (7.9%)
  • August40 (7.5%)
  • September42 (7.9%)
  • October68 (13%)
  • November45 (8.4%)
  • December43 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (71%)
  • Wet or damp136 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph180 (34%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph185 (35%)
  • 70 mph118 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (23%)
  • Roundabout56 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (10%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (12%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35165 (23%)
  • 36 to 45145 (20%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (67%)
  • Passenger194 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 135th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2003

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2003, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2003

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2003: 63, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406397411
2ndA4260445815
3rdA34345204
4thB4100314107
5thA361294306
6thA41273812
7thA422243305
8thA4095182713
9thA423161913
10thA43161712
11thA44162402
12thA4421111400
13thB403081002
14thB40358900
15thB43081312
16thB40116803
17thB402761102
18thA403600
19thA41653400
20thB40312201

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2003

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2003: 105.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2003

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2003: 126.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years