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Cherwell road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2018, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2017 (333), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2018
279
Down 16% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
377
Down 20% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2018

2.2% of collisions in Cherwell in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight22380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight31182%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 279, down 16% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 279
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February23 (8.2%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April17 (6.1%)
  • May21 (7.5%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July23 (8.2%)
  • August24 (8.6%)
  • September26 (9.3%)
  • October22 (7.9%)
  • November27 (9.7%)
  • December21 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (74%)
  • Wet or damp62 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph89 (32%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph44 (16%)
  • 60 mph75 (27%)
  • 70 mph47 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (20%)
  • Roundabout41 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (71%)
  • Passenger82 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 162nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2018

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2018, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2018

The A34 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2018: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34315003
2ndA4260283516
3rdA422222804
4thB4100172404
5thM40171802
6thA361131913
7thA41122022
8thA4381000
9thA40957911
10thA44217901
11thB40357802
12thA444601
13thB40304502
14thB4304702
15thA4232200
16thB40112400
17thB40272400
18thA41001100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2018

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2018: 62.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2018

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2018: 76.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years