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Warwick road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1996, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (497), and casualties rose from 705.

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

Collisions in 1996
548
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
764
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Warwick in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight43680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight63283%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1996 is highlighted, with 548, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.8%)
  • February48 (8.8%)
  • March41 (7.5%)
  • April42 (7.7%)
  • May33 (6%)
  • June43 (7.8%)
  • July41 (7.5%)
  • August49 (8.9%)
  • September52 (9.5%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November54 (9.9%)
  • December47 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (63%)
  • Wet or damp179 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (47%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph163 (30%)
  • 70 mph71 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (67%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20124 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35158 (21%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded42 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (64%)
  • Passenger196 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 154th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1996

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1996: 56, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA452567619
2ndA46467006
3rdA4254555013
4thA445384817
5thM403852010
6thA429304705
7thB4087263704
8thB4099192204
9thB4113172502
10thB4453112102
11thB4455101203
12thA417791400
13thB410071502
14thB443971114
15thB41035500
16thA41414601
17thA41893401
18thB41153400
19thB41042300

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1996

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1996: 155.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1996

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1996: 135.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years