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Cherwell road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2014, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (404), and casualties rose from 547.

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

Collisions in 2014
436
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
590
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight34880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9416%
  • Slight49283%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 436, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May43 (9.9%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September29 (6.7%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (68%)
  • Wet or damp132 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph128 (29%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph57 (13%)
  • 60 mph115 (26%)
  • 70 mph101 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (27%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35143 (24%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (69%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 107th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2014

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2014, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2014

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2014: 58, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40588313
2ndA34476417
3rdA4260334418
4thA361283804
5thB4100233306
6thA41213202
7thA422182101
8thA44101500
9thA4391301
10thA442191503
11thB43091201
12thB40308902
13thA4061202
14thB40116702
15thA40955602
16thA41655801
17thB40355501
18thB40274602
19thA4233502
20thA4211101

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2014

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2014: 82.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2014

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2014: 92.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years