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Stratford-upon-Avon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,688 road traffic collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 550 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 25% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,688
365th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,248
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
550
600 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Stratford-upon-Avon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal220.8%
  • Serious55020%
  • Slight2,11679%

What the data shows

  • Stratford-upon-Avon had 278 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 468 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 381 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stratford-upon-Avon, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Where Stratford-upon-Avon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
365th
Most casualties
379th
Most fatal collisions
451st
Most serious collisions
310th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday344 (13%)
  • Tuesday421 (16%)
  • Wednesday359 (13%)
  • Thursday418 (16%)
  • Friday488 (18%)
  • Saturday398 (15%)
  • Sunday260 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,004 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit621 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,365 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road153 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout122 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,096 (78%)
  • 40 mph471 (18%)
  • 50 mph31 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph70 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,246 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds321 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other40 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,381 (43%)
  • Pedestrian739 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist525 (16%)
  • Cyclist486 (15%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stratford-upon-Avon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stratford-upon-Avon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon peaked at 92 in 1979; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253032
20242431
20232224
20222627
20211617
20202226
20193740
20183036
20173036
20164149
20154749
20145362
20134350
20125469
20113439
20104760
20093440
20085158
20075673
20064958
20054863
20046694
20036077
20025263
20016379
20007095
19996585
19987390
19977290
199674107
19958494
19946782
19935971
19927083
19917685
19907886
19898093
19886672
198784103
19866573
198587105
198479100
19837287
19828496
198190107
19806679
197992113

Map of recent crashes in Stratford-upon-Avon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stratford-upon-Avon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stratford-upon-Avon

The 24 most recent collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon happened between 5 March and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stratford-upon-Avon

The A422 has the most collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon, 451 of 2,688 (17%), followed by the A3400 (442).

Collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4224515665115
2ndA3400442563268
3rdA34235279362
4thA4390160193028
5thA439145167437
6thB4396998015
7thB4086547409
8thA46243308

Council area for Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is in Stratford-on-Avon, where police recorded 20,778 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Stratford-upon-Avon accounts for 13% of them.

Postcode district for Stratford-upon-Avon

All 2,688 collisions in Stratford-upon-Avon were in the CV37 postcode district.