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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2016 (326), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2017
268
Down 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
382
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
11
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017

4.1% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.1%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight20376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious6818%
  • Slight30379%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 268, down 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February25 (9.3%)
  • March22 (8.2%)
  • April16 (6%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August16 (6%)
  • September17 (6.3%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November18 (6.7%)
  • December24 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (65%)
  • Wet or damp82 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph71 (26%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph71 (26%)
  • 60 mph81 (30%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3592 (24%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (70%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (73%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2017.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2017

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3400254004
2ndA46193213
3rdA422141813
4thM40142003
5thA435132104
6thM42101700
7thB43991411
8thB445591404
9thA42581602
10thA43981302
11thB408671011
12thB46327802
13thA4296712
14thB41005512
15thB44515921
16thA40234402
17thA4234503
18thA41893501
19thA4483500
20thB40893301

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2017

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017: 30.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2017

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017: 91.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2017, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years