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Cherwell road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2012, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2011 (447), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 2012
361
Down 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
531
Down 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Cherwell in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight31286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious519.6%
  • Slight47690%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 361, down 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March33 (9.1%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May34 (9.4%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August31 (8.6%)
  • September24 (6.6%)
  • October30 (8.3%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December25 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (63%)
  • Wet or damp124 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph100 (28%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph60 (17%)
  • 60 mph92 (25%)
  • 70 mph80 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (26%)
  • Roundabout46 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (74%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2588 (17%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (67%)
  • Passenger151 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 147th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2012

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2012, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2012

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2012: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40449505
2ndA34406602
3rdA361243205
4thA4260243602
5thB4100202500
6thA44192414
7thA41172802
8thA4421131912
9thA422101500
10thA43101100
11thA40958801
12thB40117802
13thA4236702
14thA41655501
15thA4041201
16thB40304510
17thB40314400
18thB40273602
19thB40353501
20thB4303610

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2012

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2012: 61.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2012

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2012: 78.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years