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Warwick road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1985, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (486), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 1985
461
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
591
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Warwick in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious12828%
  • Slight32671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious15326%
  • Slight43173%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1985 is highlighted, with 461, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April36 (7.8%)
  • May32 (6.9%)
  • June37 (8%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August32 (6.9%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (62%)
  • Wet or damp151 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.7%)
  • Snow9 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (65%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (25%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (22%)
  • Cyclist103 (17%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (29%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (67%)
  • Passenger117 (20%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (61%)
  • Motorcycle129 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1985.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1985

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1985: 83, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45283109116
2ndA4254252212
3rdA445394308
4thA429284025
5thB4099182201
6thA46172507
7thA41141602
8thA444111503
9thB4453101101
10thB409581501
11thB41033301
12thB44393401
13thA41772701
14thB40871100
15thB44631200

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1985

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1985: 177.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1985

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1985: 130.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1985, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years