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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,778 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025, and 30,073 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 657 were fatal and 5,910 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 275 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (262), and casualties were unchanged at 352.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,778
159th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30,073
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
657
3.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
275
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon

3.2% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6573.2%
  • Serious5,91028%
  • Slight14,21168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7232.4%
  • Serious7,47025%
  • Slight21,88073%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. In 2025 there were 275, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 275
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275352
2024262352
2023214299
2022204282
2021199266
2020177235
2019239324
2018291417
2017268382
2016326461
2015330465
2014397564
2013342457
2012358526
2011339460
2010365509
2009355486
2008382558
2007417617
2006413568
2005484733
2004485710
2003513765
2002485680
2001547818
2000524791
1999547834
1998536793
1997585892
1996603938
1995552786
1994532801
1993469684
1992480709
1991497703
1990632932
1989672989
1988593872
1987559813
1986592863
1985572812
1984545805
1983506732
1982543750
1981531790
1980496710
1979545788

When and where crashes happen in Stratford-on-Avon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,688 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,825 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,853 (14%)
  • Thursday2,978 (14%)
  • Friday3,575 (17%)
  • Saturday3,181 (15%)
  • Sunday2,678 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59979 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59384 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,776 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,149 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,634 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,829 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,058 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,969 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,606 (7.7%)
  • February1,474 (7.1%)
  • March1,531 (7.4%)
  • April1,531 (7.4%)
  • May1,714 (8.2%)
  • June1,859 (8.9%)
  • July1,868 (9%)
  • August1,786 (8.6%)
  • September1,818 (8.7%)
  • October1,923 (9.3%)
  • November1,895 (9.1%)
  • December1,773 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,890 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,972 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,757 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown96 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,936 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,501 (12%)
  • Fog or mist284 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds245 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds180 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds146 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.1%)
  • Other345 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded113 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,039 (63%)
  • Wet or damp6,678 (32%)
  • Frost or ice824 (4%)
  • Snow158 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep57 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,131 (25%)
  • 40 mph1,606 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2,105 (10%)
  • 60 mph10,053 (48%)
  • 70 mph1,846 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,443 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway1,526 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout481 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road303 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,721 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist3,379 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,070 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist1,583 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant1,180 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)466 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant268 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant135 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant127 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant79 (0.3%)
  • Other61 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5470 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10719 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 151,218 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 205,510 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,056 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,347 (18%)
  • 36 to 454,061 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,120 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,338 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751,520 (5.1%)
  • Over 751,123 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded591 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,850 (66%)
  • Passenger8,153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,070 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car27,934 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,362 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,148 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,906 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,636 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach337 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle298 (0.8%)
  • Minibus113 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car112 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle73 (0.2%)
  • Other90 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stratford-on-Avon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 159th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
156thPowys20,84330,9376856,054
157thMiddlesbrough20,82326,8452722,902
158thLancaster20,79628,4574024,467
159thStratford-on-Avon (this area)20,77830,0736575,910
160thNewark and Sherwood20,64629,7975404,860
161stMid Sussex20,63628,7503944,264
162ndCanterbury20,51527,2143543,817

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon, with 614 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025: 1,521, including 37 fatal and 334 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34001,5212,15737334
2ndA4221,2151,77337389
3rdA4351,1821,74844315
4thA341,0721,65048379
5thA469061,40847253
6thM408291,30825169
7thA4297611,24146248
8thB40867271,03721226
9thA42366496038199
10thA43965896726186
11thA42548872016136
12thM42381624751
13thB439367535892
14thA41893565641685
15thB44553465741298
16thB4451325462896
17thB410031248112101
18thA4130651119132
19thB46322674191473
20thA448238370858

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025: 2,685.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025: 6,251.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity