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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1990, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1989 (402), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 1990
447
Up 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
640
Up 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
28% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1990

1.1% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1990 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12528%
  • Slight31771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious14923%
  • Slight48576%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 447, up 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6%)
  • February41 (9.2%)
  • March28 (6.3%)
  • April32 (7.2%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June37 (8.3%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (68%)
  • Wet or damp129 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (23%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (43%)
  • 70 mph110 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (28%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Van occupant39 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20172 (27%)
  • 21 to 25112 (18%)
  • 26 to 35121 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (61%)
  • Passenger216 (34%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (12%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1990.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1990

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1990: 57, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM65786112
2ndA54871111
3rdA4463657016
4thB4098223019
5thM42222805
6thB4114193504
7thA4097152105
8thA51121906
9thB4117121403
10thB5000121505
11thB410281312
12thA409161101
13thB41166700
14thA455601
15thB41114901
16thB41124411
17thB54933501
18thA381100
19thA471100
20thB41131100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1990

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1990: 26.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1990

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1990: 90.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years