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Banbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,381 road traffic collisions in Banbury, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 765 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1979
4,381
238th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,418
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
35 people killed
Serious collisions
765
825 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Banbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal350.8%
  • Serious76517%
  • Slight3,58182%

What the data shows

  • Banbury had 521 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 809 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Banbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 892 children under 16 were killed or injured in Banbury, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Banbury.

Where Banbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
238th
Most casualties
241st
Most fatal collisions
297th
Most serious collisions
238th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday590 (13%)
  • Tuesday640 (15%)
  • Wednesday633 (14%)
  • Thursday711 (16%)
  • Friday748 (17%)
  • Saturday619 (14%)
  • Sunday440 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,087 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,492 (80%)
  • Roundabout436 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway254 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road188 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph120 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph3,529 (81%)
  • 40 mph444 (10%)
  • 50 mph49 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph174 (4%)
  • 70 mph64 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,543 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds524 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other123 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,568 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,129 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist815 (15%)
  • Cyclist654 (12%)
  • Van occupant98 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Banbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Banbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Banbury peaked at 157 in 1988; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254551
20245468
20234046
20224353
20214547
20204449
20195366
20186273
20176071
20167586
20157083
201482102
20137990
20126180
201185103
201088114
20097386
200888105
200788114
200695116
200588117
200497122
2003106131
200284101
200189117
2000104127
199988105
1998123141
1997103125
1996104132
199591108
199483107
1993101132
199277103
199198141
1990133168
1989125147
1988157200
1987146175
1986155213
1985157192
1984151173
1983127147
1982132160
1981122165
1980104135
1979106131

Map of recent crashes in Banbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Banbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Banbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Banbury happened between 8 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Banbury

The A361 has the most collisions in Banbury, 658 of 4,381 (15%), followed by the A41 (513).

Collisions in Banbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3616588134132
2ndA415136739100
3rdA422406526455
4thA4260268336135
5thB4035171213136
6thA423164216028
7thB4100149183118
8thM40569219

Council areas covering Banbury

Collisions in Banbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Cherwell has 4,369 of 4,381 (99.7%).

Collisions in Banbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCherwell4,3695,39535764
2ndWest Northamptonshire102101

Postcode districts in Banbury

Collisions in Banbury were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by OX16 (4,357) and OX17 (24).