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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (552), and casualties rose from 786.

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

Collisions in 1996
603
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
938
Up 19% on 1995
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996

2.7% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious15826%
  • Slight42971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.9%
  • Serious21423%
  • Slight70675%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 603, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.8%)
  • February59 (9.8%)
  • March39 (6.5%)
  • April49 (8.1%)
  • May33 (5.5%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July51 (8.5%)
  • August46 (7.6%)
  • September41 (6.8%)
  • October59 (9.8%)
  • November71 (12%)
  • December53 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (59%)
  • Wet or damp203 (34%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.8%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph124 (21%)
  • 40 mph63 (10%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph333 (55%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian65 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20163 (17%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35197 (21%)
  • 36 to 45122 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (61%)
  • Passenger300 (32%)
  • Pedestrian65 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (79%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 134th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1996

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996: 63, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34006397116
2ndM40315316
3rdA435304908
4thA422264418
5thA429234207
6thA425213623
7thB4086212806
8thB4100193507
9thA423182304
10thB439182814
11thA46162505
12thB4632152304
13thA4189142004
14thB4455131924
15thM42132411
16thA439122005
17thA448101311
18thB445191404
19thA42671102
20thA43907801

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1996

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996: 74.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1996

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996: 166.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years