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Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2023 (214), and casualties rose from 299.

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

Collisions in 2024
262
Up 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
352
Up 18% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 28% in Stratford-on-Avon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6926%
  • Slight18771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8324%
  • Slight26375%

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 672 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 262, up 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 262
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.9%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April13 (5%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August24 (9.2%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (75%)
  • Wet or damp62 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph75 (29%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph83 (32%)
  • 60 mph56 (21%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8%)
  • Van occupant22 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2530 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (15%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 7532 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (72%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stratford-on-Avon in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stratford-on-Avon had the 139th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024

Stratford Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 6NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stratford-on-Avon with the most crashes in 2024

The A3400 had the most collisions in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stratford-on-Avon, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3400253508
2ndM40172725
3rdA46141803
4thA422132215
5thA435131405
6thB4086111312
7thA418991301
8thB43981010
9thA42971302
10thB445561002
11thA4395702
12thA4234600
13thA4254500
14thA4264601
15thA43904402
16thB46324601
17thA4483501
18thB40353300
19thB40893301
20thB40923300

Towns in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2024

Stratford-upon-Avon had the most collisions of any town in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024: 24.

Postcode districts in Stratford-on-Avon: crashes in 2024

CV37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024: 77.

Latest crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Stratford-on-Avon in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2024.

Severity

Stratford-on-Avon road accidents in other years