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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 672 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989, and 989 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (593), and casualties rose from 872.

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

Collisions in 1989
672
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
989
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
21
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989

3.1% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious19930%
  • Slight45267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.8%
  • Serious24625%
  • Slight71572%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 672, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (11%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (17%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday99 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.7%)
  • February56 (8.3%)
  • March43 (6.4%)
  • April54 (8%)
  • May53 (7.9%)
  • June67 (10%)
  • July58 (8.6%)
  • August51 (7.6%)
  • September62 (9.2%)
  • October54 (8%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December60 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (16%)
  • Fog or mist18 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (60%)
  • Wet or damp248 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (25%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (4%)
  • 60 mph415 (62%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (11%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant57 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20194 (20%)
  • 21 to 25182 (18%)
  • 26 to 35174 (18%)
  • 36 to 45154 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7535 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (65%)
  • Passenger288 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car894 (71%)
  • Motorcycle108 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 137th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1989

The A34 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989: 98, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3498148228
2ndA4356495325
3rdA4225998121
4thA4393957110
5thA423375226
6thA4253153010
7thB40862842011
8thA41263637
9thA429223114
10thB4095122206
11thA46101611
12thB4089101202
13thB4451101414
14thA44891720
15thB463271714
16thB40356800
17thB40855901
18thB40925800
19thB44805603
20thB40904502

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1989

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989: 80.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1989

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989: 192.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1989, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years