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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1996, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (380), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1996
417
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
665
Up 25% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1996

1.9% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8621%
  • Slight32377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10816%
  • Slight54782%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 417, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.8%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March29 (7%)
  • April23 (5.5%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June25 (6%)
  • July38 (9.1%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (63%)
  • Wet or damp131 (31%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (19%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph191 (46%)
  • 70 mph117 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (26%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (69%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1571 (11%)
  • 16 to 2086 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (26%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (60%)
  • Passenger242 (36%)
  • Pedestrian26 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1996.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A5 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1996: 57, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5578007
2ndM4243116112
3rdM6345615
4thA446293804
5thB4114223407
6thA4097172603
7thB4098131714
8thB4111131701
9thA51121502
10thB4102111302
11thB4117101911
12thA409191805
13thB411661002
14thA455903
15thB50005702
16thA4443401
17thB54933400
18thB41182201
19thA381300

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1996

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1996: 18.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1996

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1996: 72.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years