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Water Orton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Water Orton, North Warwickshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
157
2,214th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
188
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
35
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Water Orton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight11775%

What the data shows

  • Water Orton had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 28 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Water Orton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 25 children under 16 were killed or injured in Water Orton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Water Orton.

Where Water Orton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,214th
Most casualties
2,350th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (19%)
  • Tuesday16 (10%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant92 (49%)
  • Cyclist31 (16%)
  • Pedestrian31 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (13%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Water Orton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Water Orton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Water Orton peaked at 9 in 1987; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202211
202123
202033
201922
201833
201722
201623
201568
201456
201322
201222
201112
201011
200922
200822
200733
200644
200534
200445
200311
200256
200133
200055
199945
199822
199733
199644
199523
199455
199378
199244
199168
199078
198922
1988610
1987915
198645
198522
198434
198333
198222
198155
198033
1979913

Map of recent crashes in Water Orton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Water Orton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Water Orton

The 24 most recent collisions in Water Orton happened between 13 September 2014 and 28 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Water Orton

The B4117 has the most collisions in Water Orton, 73 of 157 (46%), followed by the B4118 (51).

Collisions in Water Orton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41177390312
2ndB41185160017
3rdM423600

Council area for Water Orton

Water Orton is in North Warwickshire, where police recorded 15,222 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Water Orton accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Water Orton

Of the 157 collisions in Water Orton, 156 (99%) were in the B46 postcode district.