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Warwick road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 1998, and 724 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (567), and casualties fell from 809.

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

Collisions in 1998
521
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
724
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Warwick in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious9618%
  • Slight41479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious12718%
  • Slight58581%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 1998 is highlighted, with 521, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6%)
  • February36 (6.9%)
  • March27 (5.2%)
  • April42 (8.1%)
  • May38 (7.3%)
  • June58 (11%)
  • July48 (9.2%)
  • August44 (8.4%)
  • September42 (8.1%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December41 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (60%)
  • Wet or damp197 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (45%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph175 (34%)
  • 70 mph62 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (69%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20112 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35165 (23%)
  • 36 to 4597 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (67%)
  • Passenger183 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 166th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 1998

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 1998: 56, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA452567717
2ndA4255470211
3rdA46365603
4thA429314404
5thM40315819
6thA445242803
7thB4099192311
8thB4087182003
9thA4177131801
10thB4113132115
11thB4455132614
12thB410091623
13thB443991603
14thB445381205
15thB41036800
16thA41895602
17thA41413300
18thA451200

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 1998

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 1998: 120.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 1998

CV34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 1998: 132.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years