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Coventry road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,119 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1979, and 1,369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 351 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 1979
1,119
Casualties in 1979
1,369
Fatal collisions
20
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
351
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Coventry in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious35131%
  • Slight74867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious40430%
  • Slight94369%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,119.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (15%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday180 (16%)
  • Saturday177 (16%)
  • Sunday103 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.1%)
  • February56 (5%)
  • March96 (8.6%)
  • April100 (8.9%)
  • May106 (9.5%)
  • June79 (7.1%)
  • July86 (7.7%)
  • August98 (8.8%)
  • September96 (8.6%)
  • October110 (9.8%)
  • November77 (6.9%)
  • December124 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight740 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit355 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds38 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Fine, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other919 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry701 (63%)
  • Wet or damp370 (33%)
  • Snow48 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph962 (86%)
  • 40 mph93 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph39 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (11%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded290 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (34%)
  • Pedestrian427 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist282 (21%)
  • Cyclist113 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10125 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15122 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20344 (25%)
  • 21 to 25166 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (13%)
  • 36 to 45105 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5597 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6599 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (48%)
  • Pedestrian427 (31%)
  • Passenger289 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,081 (61%)
  • Motorcycle296 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach77 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle65 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Coventry ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 63rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1979

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1979: 67, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4446777217
2ndA466377317
3rdA40825773124
4thA4284962118
5thB4454454809
6thA40234355310
7thB41093943014
8thA453659215
9thA4053313408
10thA429273317
11thA423222808
12thA4114192607
13thB4110192304
14thA4170182307
15thB4107182003
16thB4106121806
17thB40985804
18thM65613
19thA4271100
20thB40191100

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1979

CV2 had 5 collisions in 1979.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years