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Warwick road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1981, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (510), and casualties fell from 688.

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

Collisions in 1981
484
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
677
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1981

3.3% of collisions in Warwick in 1981 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious19340%
  • Slight27557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious24336%
  • Slight41762%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1981 is highlighted, with 484, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April44 (9.1%)
  • May32 (6.6%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July44 (9.1%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October42 (8.7%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December36 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (65%)
  • Wet or damp136 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (57%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph159 (33%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (90%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (24%)
  • Cyclist82 (12%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20225 (33%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (62%)
  • Passenger185 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (64%)
  • Motorcycle161 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1981.

Collisions
197th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1981

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1981: 77, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45277106329
2ndA4253649020
3rdA4453350214
4thA413142115
5thA4292345111
6thB4099233007
7thA46162415
8thB4439122704
9thA444111624
10thB410391002
11thB445391101
12thB41153301
13thA4222200
14thB40872301
15thB40952200
16thB44632201
17thA41771101

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1981

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1981: 152.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1981

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1981: 133.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years