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Cherwell road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2004, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (533), and casualties fell from 732.

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

Collisions in 2004
469
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
621
Down 15% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Cherwell in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight40085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight54688%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 469, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February27 (5.8%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April41 (8.7%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July27 (5.8%)
  • August38 (8.1%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November30 (6.4%)
  • December43 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (64%)
  • Wet or damp150 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Mud6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph137 (29%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph175 (37%)
  • 70 mph96 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (20%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (71%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (14%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 45115 (19%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (69%)
  • Passenger139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 161st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2004

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2004, with 47 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2004

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2004: 46, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40467418
2ndA4260456304
3rdA34355112
4thA361273304
5thA41232811
6thB4100222602
7thA44202103
8thA422182201
9thA43161603
10thA4095141906
11thB4035121900
12thA4421101101
13thA42391110
14thB403091500
15thB401161022
16thB4306700
17thA4215702
18thB40275601
19thA404602
20thB40314501

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2004

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2004: 97.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2004

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2004: 105.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years