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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1984, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (319), and casualties rose from 424.

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

Collisions in 1984
325
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
497
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
41% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1984

2.2% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1984 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious13241%
  • Slight18657%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious17736%
  • Slight31263%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 325, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday33 (10%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (9.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.4%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March22 (6.8%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July28 (8.6%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September25 (7.7%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November42 (13%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (59%)
  • Wet or damp120 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (33%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph141 (43%)
  • 70 mph65 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (21%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (18%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20127 (26%)
  • 21 to 2590 (18%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (56%)
  • Passenger176 (35%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (65%)
  • Motorcycle86 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1984.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1984

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1984: 42, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM64297315
2ndA4462639012
3rdA5202503
4thB4098132008
5thB4117131808
6thA51121507
7thB4114122608
8thB41119900
9thB50007802
10thB41166802
11thA40975704
12thA4535903
13thB410251002
14thA40914602
15thA4541801
16thB41122502
17thM422200
18thA381300
19thA4521210
20thA471100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1984

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1984: 29.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1984

CV9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1984: 70.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years