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Cherwell road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2011, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010 (445), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2011
447
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
622
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2011

2.2% of collisions in Cherwell in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight36181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight52484%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 447, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March27 (6%)
  • April44 (9.8%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June42 (9.4%)
  • July42 (9.4%)
  • August34 (7.6%)
  • September42 (9.4%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (71%)
  • Wet or damp117 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph130 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph61 (14%)
  • 60 mph114 (26%)
  • 70 mph109 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (25%)
  • Roundabout62 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (73%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 45114 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (71%)
  • Passenger138 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 109th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2011

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2011, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2011

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2011: 58, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40589826
2ndA34538007
3rdA42604353010
4thB4100304428
5thA361233508
6thA41233613
7thA44152104
8thA43121500
9thA4421121500
10thB4035111722
11thA422101200
12thB40117701
13thA40956602
14thA4236901
15thB40316732
16thB4306800
17thB403051000
18thB40273700
19thA41652201
20thA4211100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2011

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2011: 85.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2011

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2011: 103.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years