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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1982, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (296), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 1982
303
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
428
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
42% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1982

3% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1982 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious12742%
  • Slight16755%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious16939%
  • Slight24958%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 303, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (10%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April15 (5%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June28 (9.2%)
  • July40 (13%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September26 (8.6%)
  • October20 (6.6%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December25 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (58%)
  • Wet or damp103 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph132 (44%)
  • 70 mph61 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (19%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20124 (29%)
  • 21 to 2576 (18%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 751 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (63%)
  • Passenger123 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (61%)
  • Motorcycle85 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1982.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1982: 34, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4463462415
2ndM6324318
3rdA52132011
4thB40982028012
5thB4114182107
6thA51122116
7thB4117121403
8thA409781104
9thB411161101
10thB41166912
11thB41025602
12thB41124811
13thA383400
14thA40913302
15thA453501
16thA4533701
17thB50002301
18thA471100
19thB41181100
20thM421100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1982

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1982: 22.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1982

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1982: 73.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1982.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years