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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (531), and casualties fell from 790.

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

Collisions in 1982
543
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
750
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
32
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982

5.9% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal325.9%
  • Serious22141%
  • Slight29053%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal334.4%
  • Serious28638%
  • Slight43157%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 543, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (4.8%)
  • February37 (6.8%)
  • March41 (7.6%)
  • April45 (8.3%)
  • May41 (7.6%)
  • June52 (9.6%)
  • July48 (8.8%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September54 (9.9%)
  • October43 (7.9%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December41 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (66%)
  • Wet or damp154 (28%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (26%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph39 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph308 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (22%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6%)
  • 16 to 20216 (29%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (62%)
  • Passenger211 (28%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (63%)
  • Motorcycle160 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 169th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1982

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982: 117, including 5 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34117170545
2ndA4224362512
3rdA4354257317
4thA412435115
5thA4392431310
6thB40862329010
7thA462229210
8thA423212806
9thB4095121602
10thA425111402
11thA429111112
12thB40898811
13thA44871112
14thB403571006
15thB445171203
16thB40926603
17thB410261205
18thA40233410
19thB40853711
20thA4262602

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1982

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982: 84.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1982

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982: 195.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1982, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years