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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (547), and casualties fell from 818.

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

Collisions in 2002
485
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
680
Down 17% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious11023%
  • Slight36475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious14021%
  • Slight52577%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 485, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February36 (7.4%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June42 (8.7%)
  • July41 (8.5%)
  • August33 (6.8%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December30 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (63%)
  • Wet or damp165 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph92 (19%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph277 (57%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 45117 (17%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (69%)
  • Passenger177 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 165th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2002

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002: 46, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3400466109
2ndA46294516
3rdA422283918
4thM40253717
5thA435233402
6thB439223403
7thM42182402
8thA429172315
9thA423142106
10thA439142014
11thB4086131604
12thA4189122020
13thB4100121701
14thB4632111505
15thB4089101403
16thB40929900
17thB445591704
18thA42571000
19thA44861000
20thB40356612

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2002

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002: 52.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2002

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002: 140.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years