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Cherwell road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2023, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2022 (226), and casualties fell from 286.

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

Collisions in 2023
174
Down 23% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
228
Down 20% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2023

2.9% of collisions in Cherwell in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious4325%
  • Slight12672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17577%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 174, down 23% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 174
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (12%)
  • February15 (8.6%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May13 (7.5%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July9 (5.2%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September16 (9.2%)
  • October10 (5.7%)
  • November14 (8%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (77%)
  • Wet or damp37 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph65 (37%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph35 (20%)
  • 70 mph22 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (64%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2514 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (70%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (70%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2023.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2023

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2023, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2023

The A34 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2023: 15, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34152004
2ndA41121704
3rdB4100121603
4thA361111332
5thA4260101002
6thA4227802
7thM4071611
8thA4234612
9thA444500
10thA403302
11thA40953301
12thA433801
13thA44213501
14thB40353601
15thB40112200
16thB40272200
17thB40312201
18thB4302202
19thB40301200

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2023

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2023: 40.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2023

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2023: 46.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years