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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 240 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,778 collisions in Stratford-on-Avon.

Collisions in 1979
545
Casualties in 1979
788
Fatal collisions
21
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
240
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979

3.9% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious24044%
  • Slight28452%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243%
  • Serious30338%
  • Slight46159%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 545.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday108 (20%)
  • Saturday85 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7%)
  • February48 (8.8%)
  • March28 (5.1%)
  • April38 (7%)
  • May35 (6.4%)
  • June51 (9.4%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September60 (11%)
  • October49 (9%)
  • November46 (8.4%)
  • December38 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (27%)
  • Frost or ice36 (6.6%)
  • Snow13 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (30%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph305 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (20%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20229 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 35131 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (62%)
  • Passenger224 (28%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (61%)
  • Motorcycle159 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 169th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1979

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979: 77, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3477148526
2ndA4224763022
3rdA4354057316
4thA462738012
5thA4292536312
6thA412335114
7thA439232707
8thA423212958
9thB4086212406
10thA425141805
11thB4095111208
12thB403591016
13thB408981104
14thB410261103
15thB40925601
16thA40234602
17thA4264601
18thB40854802
19thB44514602
20thB40873301

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1979

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979: 92.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1979

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979: 176.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1979, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years