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Coventry road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,167 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1980, and 1,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 481 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (1,119), and casualties rose from 1,369.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,167
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,425
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
25
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
481
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Coventry in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.1%
  • Serious48141%
  • Slight66157%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious58341%
  • Slight81557%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,167, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (14%)
  • Wednesday163 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (14%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday187 (16%)
  • Sunday121 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.1%)
  • February90 (7.7%)
  • March98 (8.4%)
  • April100 (8.6%)
  • May89 (7.6%)
  • June97 (8.3%)
  • July88 (7.5%)
  • August106 (9.1%)
  • September94 (8.1%)
  • October109 (9.3%)
  • November91 (7.8%)
  • December111 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight784 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit362 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds880 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other74 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry705 (60%)
  • Wet or damp433 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph971 (83%)
  • 40 mph136 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway892 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway182 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (33%)
  • Pedestrian410 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist326 (23%)
  • Cyclist118 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10110 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20377 (26%)
  • 21 to 25182 (13%)
  • 26 to 35165 (12%)
  • 36 to 45115 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 55122 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.7%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (48%)
  • Pedestrian410 (29%)
  • Passenger325 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,127 (61%)
  • Motorcycle344 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach84 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle43 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Coventry

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 53rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1980

The A46 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1980: 78, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4678105029
2ndB44546675125
3rdA4446280022
4thA4285363023
5thA40825266129
6thA40234755116
7thA454353418
8thB41094352018
9thA40533240117
10thA4233242119
11thA41142428011
12thA4170222409
13thB4110222919
14thB41072024010
15thA429131503
16thB4106111317
17thM64712
18thB40983711
19thB41001101

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1980

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,056.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1980

CV1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1980: 267.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1980, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years