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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (239), and casualties fell from 324.

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

Collisions in 2020
177
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
235
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious5330%
  • Slight12068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight16972%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 177, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 177
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (19%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February13 (7.3%)
  • March11 (6.2%)
  • April8 (4.5%)
  • May3 (1.7%)
  • June16 (9%)
  • July12 (6.8%)
  • August17 (9.6%)
  • September27 (15%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (63%)
  • Wet or damp61 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph60 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph49 (28%)
  • 60 mph38 (21%)
  • 70 mph18 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (66%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.4%)
  • Over 7513 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (77%)
  • Passenger36 (15%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2020.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2020

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020: 15, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3400151805
2ndA418991402
3rdA43591503
4thM4091613
5thB408681202
6thA4671012
7thB41006802
8thA4235702
9thA4224600
10thA4254402
11thB4394402
12thB44514600
13thB44554401
14thA4293400
15thA4393302
16thB40893401
17thM423401
18thA442701
19thA4482300
20thB40352201

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2020

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020: 22.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2020

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020: 47.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2020, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years