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Cherwell road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2006, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (523), and casualties rose from 745.

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

Collisions in 2006
546
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
751
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
19
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2006

3.5% of collisions in Cherwell in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight46886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.9%
  • Serious699.2%
  • Slight66088%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 546, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.5%)
  • February20 (3.7%)
  • March60 (11%)
  • April39 (7.1%)
  • May48 (8.8%)
  • June49 (9%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August43 (7.9%)
  • September52 (9.5%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November37 (6.8%)
  • December53 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (10%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (69%)
  • Wet or damp163 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph137 (25%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph48 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph182 (33%)
  • 70 mph144 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (26%)
  • Roundabout63 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20110 (15%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 35156 (21%)
  • 36 to 45140 (19%)
  • 46 to 5597 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (72%)
  • Passenger175 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car777 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 122nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2006

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2006, with 36 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2006

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2006: 83, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM408312338
2ndA34446523
3rdA4260436134
4thB4100263612
5thA361243605
6thA422232611
7thA43232603
8thA41192101
9thA44182104
10thA4421151704
11thB430152312
12thA4095141913
13thB403591310
14thA42381201
15thB401171111
16thB40276800
17thB40304600
18thB403141011
19thA4213400
20thA41652300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2006

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2006: 93.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2006

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2006: 116.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years