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Cherwell road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2016, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (408), and casualties fell from 587.

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

Collisions in 2016
373
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
519
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Cherwell in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight43383%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 373, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday44 (12%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.2%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April30 (8%)
  • May43 (12%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August19 (5.1%)
  • September29 (7.8%)
  • October33 (8.8%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (65%)
  • Wet or damp121 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph108 (29%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph50 (13%)
  • 60 mph88 (24%)
  • 70 mph86 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (25%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35124 (24%)
  • 36 to 4593 (18%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (73%)
  • Passenger104 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 127th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2016

Launton and Otmoor, Cherwell, OX25 2PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2016, with 27 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2016

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2016: 43, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40437838
2ndA34396316
3rdA4260395406
4thA361293717
5thA422192504
6thA41172615
7thA4095141906
8thB4100131803
9thA44121702
10thA437802
11thA442171001
12thA4236610
13thB40115500
14thB40355701
15thB4305900
16thB40304600
17thA402300
18thB40272300
19thA41301200
20thA4211200

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2016

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2016: 75.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2016

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2016: 92.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years