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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (485), and casualties rose from 680.

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

Collisions in 2003
513
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
765
Up 13% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious12625%
  • Slight37473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious16822%
  • Slight58376%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 513, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.2%)
  • February39 (7.6%)
  • March41 (8%)
  • April31 (6%)
  • May36 (7%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July44 (8.6%)
  • August57 (11%)
  • September47 (9.2%)
  • October45 (8.8%)
  • November41 (8%)
  • December42 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (64%)
  • Wet or damp148 (29%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (20%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph296 (58%)
  • 70 mph41 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (5%)
  • Cyclist14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20121 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (11%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5596 (13%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.5%)
  • Over 7529 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (69%)
  • Passenger194 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (77%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 143rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2003

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003: 65, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34006595214
2ndA462737111
3rdA422243916
4thM40223814
5thA429213109
6thA4189203412
7thA423182405
8thB4086163103
9thA435152005
10thM42152700
11thB439132403
12thA439111311
13thB4100111523
14thA439091001
15thB445591704
16thB410181205
17thB445181202
18thB463281722
19thA4256701
20thB40356701

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2003

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003: 60.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2003

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003: 144.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2003, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years