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Warwick road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 2018, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2017 (324), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 2018
266
Down 18% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
363
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Warwick in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6023%
  • Slight20075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight29180%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 2018 is highlighted, with 266, down 18% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 266
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (17%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.6%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April17 (6.4%)
  • May26 (9.8%)
  • June26 (9.8%)
  • July16 (6%)
  • August24 (9%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October38 (14%)
  • November24 (9%)
  • December22 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (75%)
  • Wet or damp61 (23%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph140 (53%)
  • 40 mph24 (9%)
  • 50 mph36 (14%)
  • 60 mph24 (9%)
  • 70 mph40 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (62%)
  • Cyclist49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (10%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (71%)
  • Passenger74 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had the 171st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Warwick in 2018

Leamington Clarendon, Warwick, CV32 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warwick in 2018, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 2018

The A46 had the most collisions in Warwick in 2018: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46304303
2ndA445232815
3rdA452214003
4thM40182715
5thA429152003
6thA425111212
7thB4087101403
8thB411391403
9thB40998902
10thB445561103
11thA41773803
12thA41893502
13thB41003300
14thB41153402
15thB44392300
16thB44532201
17thB41031100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 2018

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 2018: 82.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 2018

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 2018: 59.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years