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North Warwickshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,222 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025, and 22,090 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 387 were fatal and 3,736 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 210 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (196), and casualties rose from 291 to 293.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,222
107th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,090
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
387
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
210
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in North Warwickshire

2.5% of collisions in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3872.5%
  • Serious3,73625%
  • Slight11,09973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4301.9%
  • Serious4,69621%
  • Slight16,96477%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. In 2025 there were 210, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210293
2024196291
2023197275
2022153220
2021157210
2020175257
2019193274
2018248359
2017291437
2016277432
2015315468
2014268395
2013295411
2012279407
2011314475
2010294432
2009274390
2008317456
2007331479
2006354486
2005378564
2004414593
2003383547
2002409570
2001407585
2000407587
1999388554
1998434644
1997450641
1996417665
1995380534
1994393603
1993366529
1992400596
1991381545
1990447640
1989402568
1988358510
1987331485
1986334493
1985321463
1984325497
1983319424
1982303428
1981296437
1980318465
1979323476

When and where crashes happen in North Warwickshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,080 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,182 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,184 (14%)
  • Thursday2,231 (15%)
  • Friday2,633 (17%)
  • Saturday2,055 (14%)
  • Sunday1,857 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59714 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59453 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,207 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,030 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,435 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,430 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,338 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,615 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,209 (7.9%)
  • February1,043 (6.9%)
  • March1,146 (7.5%)
  • April1,139 (7.5%)
  • May1,312 (8.6%)
  • June1,275 (8.4%)
  • July1,317 (8.7%)
  • August1,315 (8.6%)
  • September1,257 (8.3%)
  • October1,470 (9.7%)
  • November1,465 (9.6%)
  • December1,274 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,512 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,606 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,930 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown103 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,384 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,882 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds205 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist165 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds160 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds93 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.2%)
  • Other223 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded82 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,688 (64%)
  • Wet or damp4,892 (32%)
  • Frost or ice486 (3.2%)
  • Snow101 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep42 (0.3%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph19 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,413 (22%)
  • 40 mph528 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1,228 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph5,769 (38%)
  • 70 mph4,263 (28%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,899 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway4,259 (28%)
  • Roundabout779 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road267 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,624 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist2,261 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,203 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant1,058 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist773 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)637 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant164 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant162 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant99 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant78 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5407 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10600 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15936 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 203,703 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,089 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,669 (21%)
  • 36 to 453,319 (15%)
  • 46 to 552,423 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,424 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75716 (3.2%)
  • Over 75396 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded408 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,525 (66%)
  • Passenger6,362 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,203 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,692 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,531 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle2,193 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,947 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle806 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach188 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle178 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car113 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown90 (0.3%)
  • Minibus82 (0.3%)
  • Other55 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Warwickshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Warwickshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had the 107th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
107th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 134th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
242ndDenbighshire15,31522,6393532,851
243rdGloucester15,27318,8631492,974
244thRushcliffe15,26421,9624173,546
245thNorth Warwickshire (this area)15,22222,0903873,736
246thStaffordshire Moorlands15,13821,8953082,611
247thBroadland15,12021,7233563,793
248thBurnley15,05220,3191942,733

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire

Stonydelph, Tamworth, B77 5PA area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Warwickshire, with 394 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 36 of them serious.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,692, including 45 fatal and 356 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM61,6922,65245356
2ndA4461,4762,14652401
3rdA51,4172,03032300
4thM421,3732,22829254
5thB41149171,37830226
6thB409864793615174
7thB4117390485596
8thA4097347525989
9thB4102347518685
10thB4111303437574
11thB41162994001290
12thB5000290409667
13thA51281405584
14thA40911962961480
15thA45122211439
16thB411280112327
17thB41187188124
18thB549370115516
19thA4446789311
20thA385688212

Towns in North Warwickshire

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025: 680.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,446.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Warwickshire, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity