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Warwick road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 2017, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2016 (303), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 2017
324
Up 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
428
Up 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Warwick in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight26281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight35783%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 2017 is highlighted, with 324, up 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (18%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.6%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April22 (6.8%)
  • May30 (9.3%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July32 (9.9%)
  • August18 (5.6%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December19 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (68%)
  • Wet or damp99 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph164 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph37 (11%)
  • 60 mph43 (13%)
  • 70 mph58 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (68%)
  • Cyclist62 (14%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (22%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (69%)
  • Passenger96 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 136th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warwick in 2017

Leamington Brunswick, Warwick, CV31 3JN area, Leamington Clarendon, Warwick, CV32 4NL area and Warwick Aylesford, Warwick, CV34 6UH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Warwick in 2017, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 2017

The A46 had the most collisions in Warwick in 2017: 37, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46374515
2ndM40315412
3rdA452304816
4thA425202216
5thB4087181902
6thA429172605
7thA445171803
8thA417781202
9thB409971001
10thB41155602
11thA41894502
12thB44394801
13thB44554501
14thB41003500
15thB44533302
16thB41032300
17thB41132510
18thB44631200

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 2017

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 2017: 89.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 2017

CV34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 2017: 78.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years