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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (382), and casualties fell from 558.

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

Collisions in 2009
355
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
486
Down 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009

2% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight29082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight41385%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 355, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.8%)
  • February40 (11%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April17 (4.8%)
  • May19 (5.4%)
  • June35 (9.9%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November26 (7.3%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (57%)
  • Wet or damp104 (29%)
  • Frost or ice37 (10%)
  • Snow12 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (23%)
  • 40 mph25 (7%)
  • 50 mph25 (7%)
  • 60 mph180 (51%)
  • 70 mph45 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (20%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (71%)
  • Passenger117 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (81%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stratford-on-Avon ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2009.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2009

The M40 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009: 30, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM40304711
2ndA3400283714
3rdA422172416
4thA429142512
5thA435131501
6thB4100131906
7thA46121703
8thB4086121411
9thM42121502
10thA423101100
11thB439101002
12thA418991201
13thB445591602
14thB463291402
15thA43981401
16thB44518901
17thA4256702
18thA43904701
19thA4263401
20thB40873300

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2009

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009: 34.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2009

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009: 102.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years