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Yarnton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Yarnton, Cherwell, from 1979 to 2025, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 11 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
136
2,415th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
177
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
11
12 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Yarnton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal64.4%
  • Serious118.1%
  • Slight11988%

What the data shows

  • Yarnton had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Yarnton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Yarnton are between 6am and 9am, with 28% of collisions.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in Yarnton, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Yarnton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,415th
Most casualties
2,443rd
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
2,845th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (10%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph47 (35%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (15%)
  • 60 mph47 (35%)
  • 70 mph16 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant107 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Yarnton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Yarnton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Yarnton peaked at 9 in 1980; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202300
202245
202100
202033
201933
201822
201745
201623
201522
201424
201311
201244
201158
201011
200922
200823
200722
200633
200578
200411
200311
200269
200125
200037
199900
199844
199745
199633
199513
199446
199311
199211
199145
199023
198948
198844
198723
198622
198534
198455
198322
198246
198145
1980911
1979811

Map of recent crashes in Yarnton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Yarnton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Yarnton

The 24 most recent collisions in Yarnton happened between 3 August 2014 and 10 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Yarnton

The A44 has the most collisions in Yarnton, 48 of 136 (35%), followed by the A34 (31).

Collisions in Yarnton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44486821
2ndA34314343

Council area for Yarnton

Yarnton is in Cherwell, where police recorded 22,074 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Yarnton accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Yarnton

All 136 collisions in Yarnton were in the OX5 postcode district.