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Cherwell road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2007, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (546), and casualties fell from 751.

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

Collisions in 2007
517
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
706
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight61487%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 517, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.8%)
  • February45 (8.7%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May50 (9.7%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August64 (12%)
  • September47 (9.1%)
  • October39 (7.5%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December35 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (70%)
  • Wet or damp141 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph134 (26%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph43 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph156 (30%)
  • 70 mph149 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (30%)
  • Roundabout57 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20110 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 45116 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (71%)
  • Passenger162 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (10%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 119th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2007

Fringford and Heyfords, Cherwell, OX27 7RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2007, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2007

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2007: 87, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM408711916
2ndA34404805
3rdA4260375615
4thA422283404
5thA43284005
6thB4100243405
7thA361203315
8thA44172101
9thA41163201
10thB4030142114
11thA4095131403
12thA423121916
13thB4035121803
14thA4421111701
15thB43081202
16thB401171106
17thA405701
18thB40275800
19thA41653400
20thB40313302

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2007

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2007: 88.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2007

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2007: 107.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2007, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years