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North Warwickshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 2016, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (315), and casualties fell from 468.

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

Collisions in 2016
277
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
432
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 2016

0.7% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight22280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight37286%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 277, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May16 (5.8%)
  • June27 (9.7%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August17 (6.1%)
  • September19 (6.9%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (68%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph65 (23%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph58 (21%)
  • 60 mph54 (19%)
  • 70 mph90 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (32%)
  • Roundabout25 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (11%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (19%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (67%)
  • Passenger124 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (72%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown26 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Warwickshire ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2016.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2016

Stonydelph, Tamworth, B77 5PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Warwickshire in 2016, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 2016

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 2016: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6446917
2ndM42337103
3rdA446273706
4thA5263807
5thB4114223614
6thB4102122102
7thB4098101701
8thB500071402
9thA40976703
10thA40914501
11thA513400
12thB41113502
13thB41162200
14thA381401
15thB41121400
16thB41171100
17thB41181101
18thB54931200

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2016

Polesworth and Dordon had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 2016: 15.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2016

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 2016: 62.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years