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Warwick road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1997, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (548), and casualties rose from 764.

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

Collisions in 1997
567
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
809
Up 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Warwick in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12422%
  • Slight43677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious14918%
  • Slight65381%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1997 is highlighted, with 567, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday99 (17%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.3%)
  • February44 (7.8%)
  • March43 (7.6%)
  • April43 (7.6%)
  • May48 (8.5%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July50 (8.8%)
  • August55 (9.7%)
  • September41 (7.2%)
  • October49 (8.6%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December56 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (63%)
  • Wet or damp195 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (45%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph196 (35%)
  • 70 mph63 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (12%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (69%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (13%)
  • 21 to 25115 (14%)
  • 26 to 35168 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider513 (63%)
  • Passenger222 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car853 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 151st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1997

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1997: 65, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4526594011
2ndA425526606
3rdA46497309
4thA445374405
5thB4087374512
6thB4099264105
7thM40265727
8thA429213203
9thB41131936011
10thA4177111614
11thB445381104
12thB445581512
13thB410071203
14thB44397804
15thA41415613
16thB41035602
17thB41155901
18thA41894701
19thB41041100
20thM61200

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1997

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1997: 156.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1997

CV34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1997: 131.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years