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Cherwell road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2008, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (517), and casualties fell from 706.

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

Collisions in 2008
450
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
621
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Cherwell in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight37583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight53686%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 450, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (18%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (10%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.3%)
  • February33 (7.3%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April26 (5.8%)
  • May39 (8.7%)
  • June34 (7.6%)
  • July33 (7.3%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October52 (12%)
  • November36 (8%)
  • December37 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (64%)
  • Wet or damp147 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph130 (29%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph54 (12%)
  • 60 mph127 (28%)
  • 70 mph108 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (26%)
  • Roundabout54 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (72%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2087 (14%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (70%)
  • Passenger149 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 136th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2008

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2008, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2008

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2008: 62, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406296111
2ndA34426726
3rdA4260273603
4thB4100223102
5thA43212703
6thA361182415
7thA422181914
8thA41172303
9thA4095131701
10thA44131601
11thA4421131803
12thB402791723
13thB403091301
14thA42381001
15thB40357901
16thB403151101
17thA404802
18thB4304601
19thB40113300
20thA41651100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2008

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2008: 87.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2008

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2008: 108.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years