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Cherwell road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Cherwell in 2025, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (212), and casualties fell from 276.

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

Collisions in 2025
197
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
259
Down 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Cherwell in 2025

1% of collisions in Cherwell in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Cherwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5528%
  • Slight14071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6023%
  • Slight19776%

Cherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 197, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 197
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.1%)
  • February16 (8.1%)
  • March14 (7.1%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July17 (8.6%)
  • August16 (8.1%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October16 (8.1%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December12 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (78%)
  • Wet or damp41 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (18%)
  • 30 mph50 (25%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph32 (16%)
  • 60 mph25 (13%)
  • 70 mph32 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cherwell in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (16%)
  • Cyclist31 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2520 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3553 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (18%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.9%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (72%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (66%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cherwell in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cherwell had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2025.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cherwell in 2025

Banbury Cross and Neithrop, Cherwell, OX16 5JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cherwell in 2025, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cherwell with the most crashes in 2025

The M40 had the most collisions in Cherwell in 2025: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cherwell, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40203906
2ndA4260192604
3rdA361161916
4thA34121800
5thA442191601
6thB41008903
7thA40957803
8thA4227802
9thB40355603
10thA414402
11thA4234602
12thA433301
13thA443300
14thB40113302
15thB40313612
16thB40302201
17thA401100
18thA4211100
19thB4301100

Towns in Cherwell: crashes in 2025

Banbury had the most collisions of any town in Cherwell in 2025: 45.

Postcode districts in Cherwell: crashes in 2025

OX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cherwell in 2025: 52.

Latest crashes in Cherwell in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cherwell in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Cherwell road accidents in other years