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Warwick road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Warwick in 2020, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2019 (269), and casualties fell from 354.

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

Collisions in 2020
188
Down 30% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
238
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Warwick in 2020

1.6% of collisions in Warwick in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 21% in Warwick from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight14074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18879%

Warwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Warwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 587 in 1993. 2020 is highlighted, with 188, down 30% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 188
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday40 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February15 (8%)
  • March13 (6.9%)
  • April5 (2.7%)
  • May17 (9%)
  • June9 (4.8%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August16 (8.5%)
  • September18 (9.6%)
  • October25 (13%)
  • November13 (6.9%)
  • December15 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (73%)
  • Wet or damp50 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (55%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph41 (22%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Warwick in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (53%)
  • Cyclist40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (68%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Warwick in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Warwick had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 2020.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Warwick in 2020

Leamington Clarendon, Warwick, CV32 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Warwick in 2020, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Warwick with the most crashes in 2020

The A452 had the most collisions in Warwick in 2020: 17, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Warwick, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA452171802
2ndA46162407
3rdA425131404
4thA445122202
5thB408791101
6thA42981102
7thM4081202
8thB44536700
9thB41155500
10thB44395601
11thB40994601
12thB44554601
13thA41773300
14thA41891301
15thA451100
16thB41001100
17thB41031100
18thB41041100
19thB41131100

Towns in Warwick: crashes in 2020

Royal Leamington Spa had the most collisions of any town in Warwick in 2020: 50.

Postcode districts in Warwick: crashes in 2020

CV32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Warwick in 2020: 40.

Latest crashes in Warwick in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Warwick in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Warwick road accidents in other years