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Cherwell road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2021, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (202), and casualties fell from 270.

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

Collisions in 2021
193
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
240
Down 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2021

2.1% of collisions in Cherwell in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight15178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18678%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 193, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 193
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (20%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (9.3%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.6%)
  • February8 (4.1%)
  • March9 (4.7%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May24 (12%)
  • June12 (6.2%)
  • July29 (15%)
  • August17 (8.8%)
  • September19 (9.8%)
  • October19 (9.8%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December15 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (83%)
  • Wet or damp29 (15%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph75 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (12%)
  • 50 mph25 (13%)
  • 60 mph38 (20%)
  • 70 mph30 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (21%)
  • Roundabout32 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (61%)
  • Cyclist28 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (10%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3550 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (77%)
  • Passenger41 (17%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2021.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2021

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2021, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2021

The A4260 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2021: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4260212303
2ndA361192011
3rdA34162405
4thM40142215
5thA422131502
6thA4191401
7thB41007801
8thA446601
9thB40356602
10thA40955600
11thB40274610
12thA4233302
13thA433600
14thA44213810
15thB40303301
16thA401301
17thA41651100
18thA4211101
19thB40111100
20thB40311100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2021

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2021: 45.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2021

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2021: 57.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2021, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years