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North Warwickshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 2018, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (291), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2018
248
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
359
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 2018

2.8% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight19679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight29983%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 248, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.5%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April26 (10%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August17 (6.9%)
  • September24 (9.7%)
  • October19 (7.7%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December13 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (65%)
  • Wet or damp78 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph62 (25%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph73 (29%)
  • 60 mph43 (17%)
  • 70 mph57 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (31%)
  • Roundabout15 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (23%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (19%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (69%)
  • Passenger94 (26%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2018.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2018

Curdworth, North Warwickshire, B76 0BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Warwickshire in 2018, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 2018

The M6 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 2018: 32, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6324502
2ndM42295223
3rdA446263608
4thB4114213504
5thA5152003
6thB4116101301
7thB411191113
8thB500081602
9thB409861300
10thB41026900
11thA40914503
12thA40974502
13thB41124402
14thB41174901
15thB41183301
16thB54932201
17thA40981101
18thA4441100
19thA451110

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2018

Coleshill, North Warwickshire had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 2018: 11.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2018

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 2018: 61.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years