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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (177), and casualties rose from 235.

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

Collisions in 2021
199
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
266
Up 13% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021

3% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight14573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious5320%
  • Slight20778%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 199, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 199
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (23%)
  • Sunday17 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6%)
  • February6 (3%)
  • March12 (6%)
  • April17 (8.5%)
  • May13 (6.5%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October8 (4%)
  • November15 (7.5%)
  • December26 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (73%)
  • Wet or damp48 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph59 (30%)
  • 60 mph40 (20%)
  • 70 mph29 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.5%)
  • Over 7518 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (74%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (72%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2021.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2021

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021: 19, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3400192413
2ndA46172123
3rdM40141500
4thM42111701
5thA42271203
6thA42971302
7thA43571001
8thB40866804
9thB4396802
10thB44556703
11thB463261411
12thA41895601
13thA4255601
14thB40355512
15thA43904400
16thB40883400
17thB40893300
18thA4232301
19thA4482300
20thB40902311

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2021

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021: 16.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2021

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021: 47.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years