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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (545), and casualties fell from 788.

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

Collisions in 1980
496
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
710
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
26
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980

5.2% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal265.2%
  • Serious20642%
  • Slight26453%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal294.1%
  • Serious25836%
  • Slight42360%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 496, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February21 (4.2%)
  • March48 (9.7%)
  • April41 (8.3%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June47 (9.5%)
  • July44 (8.9%)
  • August41 (8.3%)
  • September29 (5.8%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (61%)
  • Wet or damp154 (31%)
  • Frost or ice34 (6.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (27%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph181 (36%)
  • 70 mph117 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20186 (26%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (64%)
  • Passenger207 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (61%)
  • Motorcycle145 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1980.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1980

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980: 72, including 8 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3472111821
2ndA4223865216
3rdA4353750114
4thA4232527211
5thB40862334110
6thA46202828
7thA41173027
8thA425152309
9thA429142509
10thA439141904
11thB4089111302
12thB4095111414
13thA44891503
14thB408591506
15thB44517703
16thA40235702
17thB40355703
18thB40924501
19thB410241002
20thB44803301

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1980

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980: 65.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1980

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980: 151.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years