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Cherwell road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2020, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (275), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2020
202
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
270
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2020

4% of collisions in Cherwell in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious4623%
  • Slight14873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.4%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight20877%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 202, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 202
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February27 (13%)
  • March17 (8.4%)
  • April3 (1.5%)
  • May13 (6.4%)
  • June9 (4.5%)
  • July18 (8.9%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September17 (8.4%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November15 (7.4%)
  • December15 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (69%)
  • Wet or damp54 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph76 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 50 mph34 (17%)
  • 60 mph40 (20%)
  • 70 mph26 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (60%)
  • Cyclist35 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (24%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (19%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (74%)
  • Passenger51 (19%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 160th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2020

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, Cherwell, OX16 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2020, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2020

The A4260 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2020: 20, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4260202629
2ndA361193023
3rdM40152600
4thA422141706
5thB4100132013
6thA34121803
7thA41101213
8thA4491401
9thA40956702
10thA433400
11thB40113401
12thA402710
13thA44212410
14thB40352200
15thA4231100
16thB40271100
17thB40301100
18thB4301100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2020

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2020: 44.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2020

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2020: 49.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years