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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997, and 892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (603), and casualties fell from 938.

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

Collisions in 1997
585
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
892
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
20
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997

3.4% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious15927%
  • Slight40669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.5%
  • Serious20923%
  • Slight66174%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 585, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.4%)
  • February42 (7.2%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April42 (7.2%)
  • May50 (8.5%)
  • June51 (8.7%)
  • July48 (8.2%)
  • August51 (8.7%)
  • September48 (8.2%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November49 (8.4%)
  • December54 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (59%)
  • Wet or damp224 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (22%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph37 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph339 (58%)
  • 70 mph47 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (8%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20135 (15%)
  • 21 to 25131 (15%)
  • 26 to 35174 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5593 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.4%)
  • Over 7536 (4%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (66%)
  • Passenger257 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 144th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1997

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997: 83, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA340083121215
2ndA463764213
3rdA422304417
4thM40293813
5thA435244517
6thB4086233327
7thA429225325
8thA439213315
9thB4455182207
10thA4189153218
11thB4100142309
12thA423131912
13thB439131812
14thB4035121603
15thB4451121805
16thM42121900
17thA448101403
18thA42571015
19thA43907703
20thB463271212

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1997

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997: 72.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1997

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997: 184.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years