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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986, and 863 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (572), and casualties rose from 812.

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

Collisions in 1986
592
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
863
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
25
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986

4.2% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.2%
  • Serious20635%
  • Slight36161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal323.7%
  • Serious27131%
  • Slight56065%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 592, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.9%)
  • February28 (4.7%)
  • March45 (7.6%)
  • April35 (5.9%)
  • May55 (9.3%)
  • June45 (7.6%)
  • July60 (10%)
  • August53 (9%)
  • September62 (10%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November54 (9.1%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (29%)
  • Frost or ice43 (7.3%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (24%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph362 (61%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (14%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20248 (29%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35116 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5%)
  • Over 7533 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (59%)
  • Passenger290 (34%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car779 (73%)
  • Motorcycle126 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1986

Map of the last 5 crashes of 1986 in Stratford-on-Avon

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

  • 5 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 153rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1986

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986: 97, including 6 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3497163634
2ndA4224875118
3rdA4354762513
4thA439324628
5thA429315029
6thA412641115
7thA423264026
8thA46203305
9thB4089182708
10thB4086172206
11thA425142412
12thB4095121804
13thA448101206
14thB40857802
15thB40927821
16thB40356704
17thB44515701
18thA4263501
19thA443300
20thB41023420

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1986

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986: 65.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1986

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986: 150.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years