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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1980, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (323), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 1980
318
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
465
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
42% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1980

4.7% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.7%
  • Serious13542%
  • Slight16853%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious17938%
  • Slight27158%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 318, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.9%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March27 (8.5%)
  • April19 (6%)
  • May30 (9.4%)
  • June31 (9.7%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November19 (6%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (60%)
  • Wet or damp115 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (28%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph97 (31%)
  • 70 mph117 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (32%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (61%)
  • Passenger145 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (60%)
  • Motorcycle115 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1980.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1980: 35, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4463558213
2ndM63248315
3rdB4114263327
4thA52034110
5thB4098172816
6thB41171722010
7thB411691615
8thB41028905
9thA409761223
10thB50005502
11thA4444403
12thA454801
13thA514600
14thB41114602
15thA40913300
16thA4532200
17thB41121101
18thB41181100
19thM421100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1980

Coleshill, North Warwickshire had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1980: 24.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1980

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1980: 90.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years