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Warwick road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1987, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (532), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 1987
465
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
573
Down 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Warwick in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12627%
  • Slight33472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious14325%
  • Slight42574%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1987 is highlighted, with 465, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday91 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.7%)
  • February42 (9%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August34 (7.3%)
  • September44 (9.5%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November41 (8.8%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (69%)
  • Wet or damp133 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (63%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (28%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (19%)
  • Cyclist99 (17%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (10%)
  • 16 to 20139 (24%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (68%)
  • Passenger110 (19%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (65%)
  • Motorcycle111 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1987.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1987

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1987: 70, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4527097216
2ndA4255662015
3rdA4453540010
4thA429273603
5thA41243613
6thB4099192109
7thA46171906
8thB4453121501
9thB40876600
10thA4445901
11thB40955603
12thB41035501
13thB41153602
14thB44393403
15thA342411
16thA41772400
17thB44631100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1987

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1987: 178.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1987

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1987: 121.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years