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Cherwell road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2022, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (193), and casualties rose from 240.

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

Collisions in 2022
226
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
286
Up 19% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2022

3.1% of collisions in Cherwell in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious6027%
  • Slight15970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6322%
  • Slight21676%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 226, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 226
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.7%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March17 (7.5%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June21 (9.3%)
  • July16 (7.1%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September12 (5.3%)
  • October21 (9.3%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (76%)
  • Wet or damp45 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4%)
  • 30 mph73 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph34 (15%)
  • 60 mph43 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (21%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (21%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (17%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (72%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (69%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 167th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2022

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2022

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2022: 28, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40283519
2ndA34173000
3rdA4260131525
4thB4100131403
5thA422111911
6thA361101303
7thA44101210
8thA409591003
9thB403571101
10thB4306704
11thA415502
12thA44215703
13thA4234501
14thA434501
15thB40274502
16thB40304502
17thA41652311
18thB40312501
19thA361100
20thA4211300

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2022

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2022: 43.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2022

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2022: 49.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years