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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (585), and casualties fell from 892.

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

Collisions in 1998
536
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
793
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
19
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998

3.5% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious13325%
  • Slight38472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious17122%
  • Slight60176%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 536, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.8%)
  • February38 (7.1%)
  • March47 (8.8%)
  • April36 (6.7%)
  • May46 (8.6%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July38 (7.1%)
  • August35 (6.5%)
  • September39 (7.3%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November47 (8.8%)
  • December53 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (59%)
  • Wet or damp203 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (21%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph35 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph301 (56%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant597 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20108 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (23%)
  • 36 to 4598 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (67%)
  • Passenger209 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 157th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 1998

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998: 64, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34006495218
2ndA463051012
3rdB4100264805
4thB4086253118
5thM40243813
6thA422213022
7thA429212615
8thA435192903
9thA423182517
10thB439182913
11thM42182614
12thA4189163016
13thA439111305
14thB445591501
15thA42581606
16thA4487802
17thB463261011
18thA43905700
19thB41015713
20thB44525800

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1998

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998: 73.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 1998

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998: 167.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years