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Warrington road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Warrington in 1979, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,786 collisions in Warrington.

Collisions in 1979
579
Casualties in 1979
754
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Warrington in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Warrington in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Warrington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious13924%
  • Slight42573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious15521%
  • Slight58277%

Warrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,066 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 579.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 579
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328412
2024270340
2023313398
2022325382
2021323385
2020263323
2019354454
2018438591
2017480603
2016493610
2015505687
2014554717
2013539731
2012611827
2011638892
2010655938
2009688989
20087281,011
20077821,048
20068111,156
20058221,184
20048761,190
20038921,271
20028401,236
20019051,323
20009311,368
19991,0661,612
19981,0571,516
19979661,413
19969501,381
19951,0431,502
19949421,410
19937861,093
19927921,106
1991739985
1990750966
19898341,088
1988735930
1987684877
1986686882
1985654816
1984633751
1983603740
1982671858
1981641797
1980611772
1979579754

When and where crashes happen in Warrington in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (11%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.4%)
  • February42 (7.3%)
  • March38 (6.6%)
  • April41 (7.1%)
  • May42 (7.3%)
  • June55 (9.5%)
  • July49 (8.5%)
  • August41 (7.1%)
  • September53 (9.2%)
  • October53 (9.2%)
  • November69 (12%)
  • December65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds97 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Other457 (79%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (59%)
  • Wet or damp202 (35%)
  • Snow30 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph392 (68%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph134 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (18%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warrington in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (43%)
  • Pedestrian160 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (20%)
  • Cyclist60 (8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20210 (28%)
  • 21 to 2578 (10%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (51%)
  • Passenger210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian160 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (59%)
  • Motorcycle156 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle46 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Warrington ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warrington had the 152nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Warrington with the most crashes in 1979

The A49 had the most collisions in Warrington in 1979: 69, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warrington, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA496984112
2ndA505362112
3rdA57496128
4thM64784114
5thA5744246010
6thA562745012
7thM62172415
8thB5210121301
9thA56291112
10thA614481402
11thA50617711
12thB51577902
13thA50605902
14thB52075502
15thM565802
16thA5724502
17thB51563301
18thB53563601
19thB51592200
20thA511100

Latest crashes in Warrington in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Warrington in 1979, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Warrington road accidents in other years