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Warwick road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1982, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (484), and casualties rose from 677.

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

Collisions in 1982
516
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
703
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1982

3.3% of collisions in Warwick in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious19037%
  • Slight30960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious23834%
  • Slight44864%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1982 is highlighted, with 516, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (10%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (19%)
  • Friday102 (20%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February35 (6.8%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April44 (8.5%)
  • May37 (7.2%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August39 (7.6%)
  • September42 (8.1%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (65%)
  • Wet or damp154 (30%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph320 (62%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph142 (28%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (23%)
  • Cyclist97 (14%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20198 (28%)
  • 21 to 25118 (17%)
  • 26 to 3577 (11%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (63%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (62%)
  • Motorcycle161 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Warwick

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warwick ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1982.

Collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1982

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1982: 72, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45272105225
2ndA4293947215
3rdA4253752114
4thA4453341011
5thA41255029
6thA46253229
7thB4453182405
8thB4099172803
9thA44491616
10thB41038902
11thB44395802
12thB40953700
13thA41772702
14thA40231100
15thA4231101
16thB41151100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1982

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1982: 178.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1982

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1982: 138.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years