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Cherwell road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2024, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2023 (174), and casualties rose from 228.

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

Collisions in 2024
212
Up 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
276
Up 21% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2024

3.3% of collisions in Cherwell in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight15473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight20976%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 212, up 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 212
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March11 (5.2%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June20 (9.4%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August9 (4.2%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November13 (6.1%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Other11 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (76%)
  • Wet or damp47 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (11%)
  • 30 mph63 (30%)
  • 40 mph39 (18%)
  • 50 mph26 (12%)
  • 60 mph24 (11%)
  • 70 mph37 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (61%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3556 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.9%)
  • Over 7516 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (73%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had the 173rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2024

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2024, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2024

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2024: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40223807
2ndA4260212415
3rdA361141904
4thB4100141912
5thA34121402
6thA422111300
7thA4191112
8thA40956702
9thB40306711
10thB4306700
11thA44215503
12thA4234902
13thB40114811
14thB40354802
15thA41653400
16thA443411
17thB40273301
18thA4211201
19thA431100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2024

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2024: 54.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2024

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2024: 60.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2024, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years