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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (417), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2008
382
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
558
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
16
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008

4.2% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight29276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight45481%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 382, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.6%)
  • February34 (8.9%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August28 (7.3%)
  • September33 (8.6%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November26 (6.8%)
  • December37 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (60%)
  • Wet or damp130 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (25%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph182 (48%)
  • 70 mph52 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.5%)
  • Over 7552 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (65%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (79%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 170th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2008

The M40 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40263514
2ndA3400253609
3rdA46243629
4thA422212403
5thM42217802
6thA429172202
7thA423121932
8thA435121614
9thB4086121602
10thA4189101704
11thB445181102
12thA42571212
13thB410071103
14thB43971113
15thB44556810
16thA4395900
17thB46325611
18thA4484500
19thA40233301
20thA43903301

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2008

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008: 51.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2008

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008: 117.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years