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Cherwell road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2017, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (373), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2017
333
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
474
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Cherwell in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight41387%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 333, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.9%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July23 (6.9%)
  • August31 (9.3%)
  • September25 (7.5%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November26 (7.8%)
  • December32 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (71%)
  • Wet or damp81 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph95 (29%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph41 (12%)
  • 60 mph77 (23%)
  • 70 mph74 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (27%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist33 (7%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (10%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (24%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (69%)
  • Passenger126 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 130th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2017

Launton and Otmoor, Cherwell, OX25 2PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2017, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2017

The A34 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2017: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34387713
2ndM40334702
3rdA41283803
4thA4260223603
5thA361172303
6thA422151902
7thB4100152001
8thA4421111702
9thA4491000
10thA409581422
11thA41654500
12thB40274701
13thB40314400
14thA403300
15thB40303301
16thB40353502
17thB4303401
18thA432400
19thA4211201
20thA4231100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2017

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2017: 59.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2017

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2017: 68.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years