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North Warwickshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 2017, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (277), and casualties rose from 432.

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

Collisions in 2017
291
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
437
Up 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 2017

3.1% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight21775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35281%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 291, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February15 (5.2%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September15 (5.2%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December27 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (67%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (22%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph69 (24%)
  • 60 mph50 (17%)
  • 70 mph97 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (33%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2569 (16%)
  • 26 to 3595 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (73%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had the 163rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2017

Stonydelph, Tamworth, B77 5PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Warwickshire in 2017, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 2017

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 2017: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6456526
2ndM42397223
3rdA5304307
4thA446253727
5thB4114212905
6thB4098102305
7thB411691104
8thA409781203
9thB41027910
10thB41176601
11thB41115602
12thA514500
13thA4442501
14thB50002400
15thM692200
16thA381100
17thA40911201
18thA451100
19thB41121100
20thM401200

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2017

Coleshill, North Warwickshire had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 2017: 17.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2017

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 2017: 66.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years