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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2022 (204), and casualties rose from 282.

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

Collisions in 2023
214
Up 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
299
Up 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
13
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023

6.1% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal136.1%
  • Serious5325%
  • Slight14869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal155%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight22074%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 214, up 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 214
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.9%)
  • February12 (5.6%)
  • March10 (4.7%)
  • April25 (12%)
  • May19 (8.9%)
  • June20 (9.3%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August20 (9.3%)
  • September17 (7.9%)
  • October18 (8.4%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December17 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (72%)
  • Wet or damp53 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph58 (27%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph61 (29%)
  • 60 mph62 (29%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (66%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.7%)
  • Over 7528 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (64%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 171st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023

Wellesbourne East & Rural, Stratford-on-Avon, CV35 9RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2023

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3400243504
2ndA46131922
3rdA429111223
4thA422101702
5thB4086101012
6thB4455101601
7thM4081013
8thA41896812
9thA4485602
10thB44515802
11thA4254902
12thB41004701
13thB46324411
14thM424400
15thB4393400
16thA4232202
17thA4262300
18thA4352200
19thB40352911
20thB40892300

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2023

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023: 22.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2023

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023: 58.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2023, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years