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North Warwickshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 2020, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2019 (193), and casualties fell from 274.

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

Collisions in 2020
175
Down 9% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
257
Down 6% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 2020

1.7% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21584%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 175, down 9% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (20%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (14%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April8 (4.6%)
  • May9 (5.1%)
  • June9 (5.1%)
  • July12 (6.9%)
  • August17 (9.7%)
  • September10 (5.7%)
  • October14 (8%)
  • November17 (9.7%)
  • December16 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (61%)
  • Wet or damp65 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (26%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph52 (30%)
  • 60 mph27 (15%)
  • 70 mph39 (22%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (23%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (71%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (23%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (15%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.1%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (67%)
  • Passenger67 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2020.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2020

Hartshill, North Warwickshire, CV10 0SA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Warwickshire in 2020, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 2020

The M42 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 2020: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42203803
2ndA5152313
3rdB4114142001
4thM6132403
5thA44691305
6thB411791502
7thB41166701
8thB40985500
9thB41115902
10thA40974501
11thB50004401
12thB41023500
13thB41123302
14thA40912202
15thA512201
16thA381200
17thA4441200
18thA451100
19thB54931100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2020

Coleshill, North Warwickshire had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 2020: 12.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2020

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 2020: 50.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years