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North Warwickshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 2008, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (331), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 2008
317
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
456
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 2008

1.9% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight26182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight39787%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 317, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (19%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.5%)
  • February31 (9.8%)
  • March27 (8.5%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July19 (6%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September27 (8.5%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December30 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (66%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph44 (14%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph146 (46%)
  • 70 mph104 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (34%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2573 (16%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (68%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Warwickshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Warwickshire ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2008.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2008

Coleshill South, North Warwickshire, B46 3HN area and Stonydelph, Tamworth, B77 5PA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2008, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 2008: 53, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6538016
2ndM42365301
3rdA5274002
4thA446212903
5thB4114213114
6thB4098111403
7thA409791800
8thB410291402
9thB411181012
10thA517712
11thB41176702
12thB50006701
13thB41165502
14thA4442301
15thB54932501
16thA381201
17thA40911100
18thA451101
19thB41121100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2008

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 2008: 14.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2008

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 2008: 72.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years