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OX16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,101 road traffic collisions in the OX16 postcode district, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 894 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
5,101
540th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,492
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
52 people killed
Serious collisions
894
983 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OX16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491%
  • Serious89418%
  • Slight4,15882%

What the data shows

  • OX16 had 616 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 978 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in OX16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,004 children under 16 were killed or injured in OX16, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in OX16.

Where OX16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
540th
Most casualties
588th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
550th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday692 (14%)
  • Tuesday743 (15%)
  • Wednesday727 (14%)
  • Thursday833 (16%)
  • Friday853 (17%)
  • Saturday721 (14%)
  • Sunday532 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,679 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,197 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting166 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,901 (76%)
  • Roundabout586 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway408 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road195 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph120 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph3,680 (72%)
  • 40 mph525 (10%)
  • 50 mph140 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph429 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph204 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,143 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds587 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other146 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,332 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,164 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist921 (14%)
  • Cyclist727 (11%)
  • Van occupant133 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OX16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OX16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OX16 peaked at 174 in 1986; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255258
20246077
20234654
20224959
20215763
20204953
20196377
20187688
20176983
201695116
201589106
201492114
201388101
201278102
2011104132
201098129
200995115
2008109131
2007108136
2006117152
2005106146
2004105134
2003127162
200295114
2001104141
2000136191
1999113145
1998146178
1997116144
1996123163
1995112159
1994105139
1993117156
199298140
1991108154
1990152192
1989144176
1988172223
1987155188
1986174239
1985174217
1984171210
1983136160
1982153197
1981132179
1980114150
1979119149

Map of recent crashes in OX16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OX16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OX16

The 24 most recent collisions in OX16 happened between 8 July and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OX16

The A361 has the most collisions in OX16, 790 of 5,101 (15%), followed by the A422 (546).

Collisions in OX16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3617901,0337170
2ndA422546691670
3rdA415317069102
4thA4260305383142
5thA423238314137
6thM40197341827
7thB4035188235242
8thB4100161198120

Council areas covering OX16

Collisions in OX16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cherwell has 5,081 of 5,101 (99.6%).

Collisions in OX16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCherwell5,0816,44946892
2ndWest Northamptonshire184132

Town in OX16

Of the 5,101 collisions in OX16, 4,357 (85%) were in Banbury.