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North Warwickshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 1998, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (450), and casualties rose from 641.

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

Collisions in 1998
434
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
644
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 1998

2.3% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight33878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11217%
  • Slight52281%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 434, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9%)
  • February21 (4.8%)
  • March44 (10%)
  • April23 (5.3%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August31 (7.1%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October42 (9.7%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (16%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph217 (50%)
  • 70 mph119 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (32%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (12%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35179 (28%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (69%)
  • Passenger177 (27%)
  • Pedestrian25 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Warwickshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1998.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 1998

The M42 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 1998: 52, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42528847
2ndA5475917
3rdM6457419
4thA446385407
5thB4114192813
6thA4097162903
7thB4098141701
8thB4102132203
9thB411191102
10thA5181301
11thA40917804
12thB411671211
13thA4561203
14thB50006603
15thA4444411
16thB41173302
17thB54933300
18thB41122401
19thB41182301

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1998

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 1998: 17.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 1998

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 1998: 89.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years