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Cherwell road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2009, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (450), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 2009
429
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
599
Down 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight51786%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 429, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February23 (5.4%)
  • March39 (9.1%)
  • April36 (8.4%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June28 (6.5%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August32 (7.5%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (64%)
  • Wet or damp124 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph125 (29%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph51 (12%)
  • 60 mph114 (27%)
  • 70 mph112 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (27%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (14%)
  • 46 to 5592 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (68%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car587 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 135th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2009

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2009, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2009

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2009: 67, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406710914
2ndA34417205
3rdA4260355105
4thA361273505
5thB4100192502
6thA422182203
7thA4421151813
8thA41111310
9thA43111400
10thB4035101404
11thB43091802
12thA409571002
13thA447911
14thB40117802
15thA4234401
16thB40274703
17thB40314502
18thA41653501
19thA402302
20thB40302201

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2009

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2009: 72.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2009

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2009: 92.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years