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Cherwell road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2015, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (436), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2015
408
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
587
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Cherwell in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight49985%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 408, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February36 (8.8%)
  • March24 (5.9%)
  • April24 (5.9%)
  • May26 (6.4%)
  • June40 (9.8%)
  • July32 (7.8%)
  • August34 (8.3%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October40 (9.8%)
  • November38 (9.3%)
  • December40 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (67%)
  • Wet or damp129 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph124 (30%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph63 (15%)
  • 60 mph82 (20%)
  • 70 mph107 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (28%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2%)
  • 16 to 2063 (11%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5598 (17%)
  • 56 to 6561 (10%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (72%)
  • Passenger135 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 112th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2015

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2015, with 31 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2015

The A34 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2015: 58, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34589417
2ndM404610628
3rdA42603448211
4thA361264004
5thA4421172305
6thA4095161700
7thB4100162000
8thA422141616
9thA44141502
10thA41101502
11thB4035101305
12thA437900
13thB43061202
14thB401151102
15thA403501
16thA41653402
17thA4233400
18thB40273301
19thB40313300
20thB40302200

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2015

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2015: 70.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2015

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2015: 89.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2015, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years