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Cherwell road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2005, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2004 (469), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 2005
523
Up 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
745
Up 20% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight45888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7710%
  • Slight66689%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 523, up 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.4%)
  • February32 (6.1%)
  • March41 (7.8%)
  • April39 (7.5%)
  • May41 (7.8%)
  • June41 (7.8%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August49 (9.4%)
  • September51 (9.8%)
  • October43 (8.2%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December59 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other23 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (66%)
  • Wet or damp164 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph157 (30%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph35 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph178 (34%)
  • 70 mph119 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (24%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (13%)
  • 21 to 2580 (11%)
  • 26 to 35163 (22%)
  • 36 to 45124 (17%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (70%)
  • Passenger180 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 129th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2005

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2005, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2005

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2005: 70, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM407010909
2ndA361436408
3rdA4260436206
4thA34294311
5thA422243102
6thA41212802
7thB4100202601
8thA43192802
9thA44162203
10thA4421152201
11thA4095141800
12thB430111614
13thB4030101301
14thA4071002
15thB40357702
16thB401161000
17thA41655800
18thA4235900
19thB40273601
20thB40312301

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2005

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2005: 88.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2005

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2005: 105.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years