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Cherwell road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2010, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2009 (429), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 2010
445
Up 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
640
Up 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2010

3.4% of collisions in Cherwell in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight36682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight55386%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 445, up 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.1%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March28 (6.3%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June35 (7.9%)
  • July44 (9.9%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September41 (9.2%)
  • October42 (9.4%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (26%)
  • Frost or ice39 (8.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph131 (29%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph47 (11%)
  • 60 mph130 (29%)
  • 70 mph100 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (24%)
  • Roundabout48 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (68%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 117th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2010

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2010, with 25 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2010

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2010: 62, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM406211438
2ndA4260445615
3rdA34345324
4thA361294424
5thB4100222902
6thA422213203
7thA41152301
8thA44121412
9thA423101711
10thA4391500
11thA442181112
12thB40357911
13thB40116601
14thA40955802
15thA416551103
16thB40275701
17thB4305801
18thA403401
19thB40313501
20thB40302300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2010

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2010: 88.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2010

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years