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Warwick road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1979, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,871 collisions in Warwick.

Collisions in 1979
543
Casualties in 1979
709
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Warwick in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious20538%
  • Slight32259%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious24535%
  • Slight44863%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1979 is highlighted, with 543.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.2%)
  • February23 (4.2%)
  • March45 (8.3%)
  • April36 (6.6%)
  • May35 (6.4%)
  • June39 (7.2%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October50 (9.2%)
  • November52 (9.6%)
  • December48 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (62%)
  • Wet or damp155 (29%)
  • Frost or ice35 (6.4%)
  • Snow14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (63%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph170 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (93%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (26%)
  • Pedestrian104 (15%)
  • Cyclist78 (11%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20220 (31%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (62%)
  • Passenger165 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (58%)
  • Motorcycle177 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Warwick

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warwick ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 170th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
170th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1979

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1979: 82, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45282103124
2ndA4255769219
3rdA4453848015
4thA4293656317
5thB40992131010
6thA41192428
7thA46182715
8thA444152309
9thB4453142017
10thB4103101002
11thB443981312
12thA41773601
13thB41153400
14thB40952501
15thB41042200
16thA40231100
17thB44551101

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1979

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1979: 193.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1979

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1979: 141.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years