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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1997, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (417), and casualties fell from 665.

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

Collisions in 1997
450
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
641
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1997

2.7% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight34877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight50879%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 450, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March30 (6.7%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May30 (6.7%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July39 (8.7%)
  • August34 (7.6%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October52 (12%)
  • November42 (9.3%)
  • December60 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (57%)
  • Wet or damp185 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (19%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph182 (40%)
  • 70 mph157 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (33%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2086 (13%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35166 (26%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (68%)
  • Passenger181 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1997.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1997

The M42 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1997: 62, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM426282110
2ndA4466195219
3rdM64770210
4thA5415624
5thB41143346110
6thB4102142202
7thB4111142003
8thB4098121503
9thB41179900
10thA5181002
11thB500081001
12thB411671412
13thA40976700
14thA456903
15thA40913301
16thA381200
17thA4531200
18thB40891100
19thB41121100
20thB41181100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1997

Coleshill, North Warwickshire had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1997: 16.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1997

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1997: 112.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years