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Warwick road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 2016, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015, and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 2016
303
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
393
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 2016

1% of collisions in Warwick in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight22875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight31079%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 2016 is highlighted, with 303, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 303
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.9%)
  • February30 (9.9%)
  • March18 (5.9%)
  • April29 (9.6%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June28 (9.2%)
  • July24 (7.9%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November17 (5.6%)
  • December22 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (76%)
  • Wet or damp68 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph162 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph47 (16%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph50 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (64%)
  • Cyclist52 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (25%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (70%)
  • Passenger81 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 172nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warwick in 2016

Leamington Clarendon, Warwick, CV32 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warwick in 2016, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 2016

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 2016: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA452334208
2ndA46303907
3rdM40254515
4thA425232715
5thA429223302
6thB4087172502
7thA445131506
8thB4099111201
9thA41775702
10thA41894402
11thB44534401
12thB44554402
13thB41133300
14thB41153501
15thB44393302
16thB41032201
17thB44632200
18thB41001101
19thB41551100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 2016

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 2016: 93.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 2016

CV34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 2016: 77.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years