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Warwick road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1986, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1985 (461), and casualties rose from 591.

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

Collisions in 1986
532
Up 15% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
653
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Warwick in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight39173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious14422%
  • Slight49175%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1986 is highlighted, with 532, up 15% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (16%)
  • Tuesday86 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.6%)
  • February25 (4.7%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April34 (6.4%)
  • May47 (8.8%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July44 (8.3%)
  • August39 (7.3%)
  • September59 (11%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December47 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (65%)
  • Wet or damp159 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph346 (65%)
  • 40 mph32 (6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph141 (27%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (91%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (19%)
  • Cyclist106 (16%)
  • Pedestrian82 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20181 (28%)
  • 21 to 25105 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (66%)
  • Passenger138 (21%)
  • Pedestrian82 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (71%)
  • Motorcycle129 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1986

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1986 in Warwick

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Warwick ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 172nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1986

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1986: 78, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45278105319
2ndA4255567312
3rdA445435507
4thA4293849211
5thB4099262805
6thA41202713
7thA46182515
8thB4453182214
9thA444102002
10thB409581204
11thB443971104
12thA343301
13thB41033301
14thB41153300
15thA41772301
16thB41042200
17thB40861100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1986

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1986: 166.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1986

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1986: 120.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years