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Polesworth and Dordon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Polesworth and Dordon, North Warwickshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 127 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
579
1,061st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
766
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
127
141 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Polesworth and Dordon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious12722%
  • Slight44377%

What the data shows

  • Polesworth and Dordon had 79 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 120 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Polesworth and Dordon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 125 children under 16 were killed or injured in Polesworth and Dordon, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Polesworth and Dordon.

Where Polesworth and Dordon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,061st
Most casualties
1,034th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
969th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (12%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph392 (68%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph137 (24%)
  • 60 mph23 (4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant430 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (15%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)
  • Cyclist64 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Polesworth and Dordon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Polesworth and Dordon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Polesworth and Dordon peaked at 24 in 1993; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
2024710
202389
202278
202133
202067
201933
2018910
20171212
20161520
20151124
201458
20131220
20121520
20111518
20101018
20091622
20081215
20071212
20061214
2005915
20041219
20031218
20021012
20012028
20001313
19991419
19981219
19971115
19961623
19951113
19941014
19932438
19921419
19911216
19901722
19891922
19881619
19871519
19862024
19851620
19841518
19831618
19821216
19811016
19801417
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Polesworth and Dordon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Polesworth and Dordon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Polesworth and Dordon

The 24 most recent collisions in Polesworth and Dordon happened between 9 March 2023 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Polesworth and Dordon

The A5 has the most collisions in Polesworth and Dordon, 167 of 579 (29%), followed by the B5000 (79).

Collisions in Polesworth and Dordon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5167251730
2ndB50007998018

Council area for Polesworth and Dordon

Polesworth and Dordon is in North Warwickshire, where police recorded 15,222 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Polesworth and Dordon accounts for 3.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Polesworth and Dordon

Collisions in Polesworth and Dordon were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by B78 (569) and CV9 (10).