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Warwick road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,871 road traffic collisions in Warwick from 1979 to 2025, and 26,609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 383 were fatal and 4,243 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 222 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (211), and casualties rose from 261 to 264.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,871
172nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,609
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
383
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
222
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Warwick

1.9% of collisions in Warwick from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3831.9%
  • Serious4,24321%
  • Slight15,24577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4331.6%
  • Serious5,08319%
  • Slight21,09379%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. In 2025 there were 222, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 222
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025222264
2024211261
2023204265
2022182231
2021185245
2020188238
2019269354
2018266363
2017324428
2016303393
2015303424
2014324430
2013322419
2012323428
2011335461
2010307431
2009346464
2008455620
2007485655
2006467666
2005415590
2004460629
2003462618
2002471647
2001536733
2000499689
1999551761
1998521724
1997567809
1996548764
1995497705
1994557743
1993587774
1992530722
1991514705
1990558733
1989556746
1988516636
1987465573
1986532653
1985461591
1984486597
1983508650
1982516703
1981484677
1980510688
1979543709

When and where crashes happen in Warwick

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,765 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,957 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,080 (15%)
  • Thursday2,921 (15%)
  • Friday3,368 (17%)
  • Saturday2,718 (14%)
  • Sunday2,062 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59823 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59326 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,736 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,870 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,438 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,946 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,913 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,819 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,565 (7.9%)
  • February1,437 (7.2%)
  • March1,574 (7.9%)
  • April1,463 (7.4%)
  • May1,546 (7.8%)
  • June1,763 (8.9%)
  • July1,735 (8.7%)
  • August1,564 (7.9%)
  • September1,769 (8.9%)
  • October1,889 (9.5%)
  • November1,918 (9.7%)
  • December1,648 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,410 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,316 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,979 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown88 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit77 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,398 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,438 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds196 (1%)
  • Fog or mist156 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds140 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds116 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.1%)
  • Other322 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,039 (66%)
  • Wet or damp6,182 (31%)
  • Frost or ice488 (2.5%)
  • Snow117 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep39 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph115 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph10,440 (53%)
  • 40 mph1,485 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph771 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph4,861 (24%)
  • 70 mph2,197 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,167 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,937 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout1,159 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road586 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Warwick

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,258 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist3,043 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,954 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,750 (10%)
  • Van occupant736 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant250 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)249 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant185 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant78 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant67 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5432 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10765 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,472 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 204,855 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,507 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,870 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,566 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,664 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,868 (7%)
  • 66 to 751,185 (4.5%)
  • Over 75847 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded578 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,610 (66%)
  • Passenger6,249 (23%)
  • Pedestrian2,750 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car27,008 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,091 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle3,037 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,750 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,154 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach361 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car285 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle157 (0.4%)
  • Minibus64 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown34 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Warwick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Warwick

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Warwick ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 172nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
169thTonbridge and Malling19,98326,8903743,701
170thThanet19,90125,6372543,560
171stPerth and Kinross19,87428,6898086,815
172ndWarwick (this area)19,87126,6093834,243
173rdSwale19,85527,1243353,684
174thSouth Staffordshire19,74029,6544372,671
175thSouth Oxfordshire19,70727,6845974,339

Accident hotspots in Warwick

Leamington Clarendon, Warwick, CV32 4NL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Warwick, with 1,003 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick from 1979 to 2025: 2,325, including 50 fatal and 451 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4522,3253,18450451
2ndA4251,5371,93022322
3rdA461,3851,99138258
4thA4451,1511,46415219
5thA4291,0721,51823228
6thM409221,53728164
7thB40879051,11212138
8thB40997139005128
9thB44534045249103
10thA41773335221481
11thA412864401992
12thB41132824441169
13thB44392774011280
14thB4455234362669
15thB4103197225234
16thB4115148211129
17thA4189127183036
18thB4100120197432
19thA444102160740
20thB409576113122

Towns in Warwick

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick from 1979 to 2025: 5,965.

Postcode districts in Warwick

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick from 1979 to 2025: 4,566.

Latest crashes in Warwick

Of the latest 24 crashes in Warwick, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity