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Warwick road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1980, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (543), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 1980
510
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
688
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Warwick in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious21041%
  • Slight28656%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious27340%
  • Slight39958%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1980 is highlighted, with 510, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February26 (5.1%)
  • March44 (8.6%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May39 (7.6%)
  • June44 (8.6%)
  • July29 (5.7%)
  • August41 (8%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November50 (9.8%)
  • December58 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (63%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (63%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph93 (18%)
  • 70 mph66 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (22%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Cyclist74 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7%)
  • 16 to 20190 (28%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (61%)
  • Passenger175 (25%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (62%)
  • Motorcycle153 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1980.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1980

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1980: 73, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45273101126
2ndA4453948112
3rdA4253233012
4thA462957311
5thA41233649
6thB4099233007
7thA4292228013
8thA444121914
9thB44537702
10thB41036700
11thB40955601
12thB44395701
13thB41153702
14thB44632202
15thA341100
16thA40231101
17thA41771300
18thB41041100
19thB41131100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1980

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1980: 167.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1980

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1980: 140.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years