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North Warwickshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in North Warwickshire in 2021, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2020 (175), and casualties fell from 257.

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

Collisions in 2021
157
Down 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
210
Down 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Warwickshire in 2021

1.9% of collisions in North Warwickshire in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in North Warwickshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight11976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16980%

North Warwickshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Warwickshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 450 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 157, down 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 157
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (5.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.1%)
  • February10 (6.4%)
  • March11 (7%)
  • April13 (8.3%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July15 (9.6%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September10 (6.4%)
  • October9 (5.7%)
  • November12 (7.6%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (73%)
  • Wet or damp39 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph41 (26%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph41 (26%)
  • 60 mph23 (15%)
  • 70 mph43 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (30%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Warwickshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2015 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (27%)
  • 36 to 4544 (21%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (70%)
  • Passenger48 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (10%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Warwickshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Warwickshire had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2021.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2021

Arley and Whitacre, North Warwickshire, B46 2LL area, Atherstone North, North Warwickshire, CV9 1JL area and Coleshill North, North Warwickshire, B46 1AS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Warwickshire in 2021, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in North Warwickshire with the most crashes in 2021

The M42 had the most collisions in North Warwickshire in 2021: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Warwickshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42243403
2ndA5202617
3rdM6121502
4thA446101311
5thB4114101102
6thB4116101102
7thB409871002
8thA515701
9thB41024803
10thA383400
11thA453410
12thB41113500
13thA40972201
14thB41172200
15thA40911100
16thB41121100
17thB41181100
18thB50001100

Towns in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2021

Atherstone had the most collisions of any town in North Warwickshire in 2021: 8.

Postcode districts in North Warwickshire: crashes in 2021

B46 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Warwickshire in 2021: 37.

Latest crashes in North Warwickshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North Warwickshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

North Warwickshire road accidents in other years