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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1979, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,222 collisions in North Warwickshire.

Collisions in 1979
323
Casualties in 1979
476
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
44% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1979

4% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1979 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious14244%
  • Slight16852%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious18338%
  • Slight27959%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 323.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (22%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March19 (5.9%)
  • April18 (5.6%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July22 (6.8%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December31 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (58%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (56%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (7.1%)
  • Snow14 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (31%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (4%)
  • 70 mph192 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant39 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20135 (28%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (56%)
  • Passenger169 (36%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (56%)
  • Motorcycle88 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1979.

Collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1979

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1979: 38, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM63866117
2ndA52332310
3rdB41142143011
4thA446183006
5thB4098152325
6thB4117141808
7thA4097121407
8thB41169903
9thA516714
10thB41116902
11thB41025802
12thB41125501
13thA4534502
14thA474511
15thB41184500
16thB50004920
17thA40912310
18thA452301
19thA4441100
20thA4521101

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1979

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1979: 20.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1979

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1979: 94.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1979, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years