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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1986, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (321), and casualties rose from 463.

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

Collisions in 1986
334
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
493
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1986

3.3% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious10431%
  • Slight21966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious13527%
  • Slight34570%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 334, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March29 (8.7%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September26 (7.8%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November29 (8.7%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (69%)
  • Wet or damp88 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph132 (40%)
  • 70 mph71 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (24%)
  • Roundabout10 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (17%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (26%)
  • 21 to 2596 (19%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (60%)
  • Passenger154 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (63%)
  • Motorcycle88 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1986

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1986 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1986.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A446 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1986: 39, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4463960211
2ndM6305929
3rdA5243327
4thB4114243416
5thA4097121802
6thA51111906
7thB4098101002
8thB5000101004
9thB411681713
10thB41178902
11thA409161004
12thA45361602
13thM4261003
14thA455704
15thA384602
16thB41024502
17thB41114402
18thB41124401
19thB41184603
20thA4442200

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1986

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1986: 22.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1986

CV9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1986: 61.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years