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Cherwell road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2013, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2012 (361), and casualties rose from 531.

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

Collisions in 2013
404
Up 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
547
Up 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2013

1% of collisions in Cherwell in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight31177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight44281%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 404, up 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.4%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March31 (7.7%)
  • April38 (9.4%)
  • May27 (6.7%)
  • June37 (9.2%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August38 (9.4%)
  • September24 (5.9%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December29 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (67%)
  • Wet or damp113 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph131 (32%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph69 (17%)
  • 60 mph104 (26%)
  • 70 mph69 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (22%)
  • Roundabout51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (10%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (70%)
  • Passenger126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 109th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2013

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2013, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2013

The A34 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2013: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34426717
2ndA3613958115
3rdA42603443011
4thM40314406
5thB4100253707
6thA41223906
7thA422182102
8thA44182216
9thA4421152002
10thA438900
11thB40277901
12thA40956600
13thA4236902
14thB40306603
15thB43061100
16thA404402
17thB40354401
18thB40111401
19thB40311101

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2013

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2013: 79.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2013

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2013: 88.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years