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Warwick road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 2008, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (485), and casualties fell from 655.

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

Collisions in 2008
455
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
620
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 2008

2.4% of collisions in Warwick in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight53787%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 2008 is highlighted, with 455, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (18%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.2%)
  • February40 (8.8%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April45 (9.9%)
  • May41 (9%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August28 (6.2%)
  • September28 (6.2%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November29 (6.4%)
  • December39 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (59%)
  • Wet or damp169 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph214 (47%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph131 (29%)
  • 70 mph59 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (21%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (68%)
  • Passenger141 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Warwick

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Warwick ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 134th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warwick in 2008

Leamington Clarendon, Warwick, CV32 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warwick in 2008, with 52 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 2008

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 2008: 40, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA452405827
2ndA46325127
3rdA429305216
4thA425293502
5thM40273605
6thA445263713
7thB4087203310
8thB4099182103
9thA4177141800
10thB4113111400
11thB445591521
12thB44396902
13thB44536811
14thB41035500
15thB41155501
16thB41004801
17thA41892400
18thA41411100
19thB41041100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 2008

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 2008: 138.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 2008

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 2008: 107.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years