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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1980 (496), and casualties rose from 710.

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

Collisions in 1981
531
Up 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
790
Up 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
26
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981

4.9% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal264.9%
  • Serious24546%
  • Slight26049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.7%
  • Serious33042%
  • Slight43155%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 531, up 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (10%)
  • Thursday48 (9%)
  • Friday109 (21%)
  • Saturday104 (20%)
  • Sunday74 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March34 (6.4%)
  • April44 (8.3%)
  • May53 (10%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July50 (9.4%)
  • August37 (7%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October63 (12%)
  • November42 (7.9%)
  • December42 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (57%)
  • Wet or damp177 (33%)
  • Frost or ice34 (6.4%)
  • Snow16 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (29%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph300 (56%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (21%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20226 (29%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (59%)
  • Passenger247 (31%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (61%)
  • Motorcycle163 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 168th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1981

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981: 88, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3488129235
2ndA4224765419
3rdA4353246211
4thA413166217
5thA4232539212
6thA439242627
7thA4291932310
8thA46132816
9thB4086111208
10thA425101615
11thB4095101816
12thB44807803
13thA40236705
14thB40896604
15thB40926703
16thB445161104
17thB40855902
18thA4264602
19thA4484803
20thB40873401

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1981

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981: 89.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1981

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981: 177.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years