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Coventry road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,058 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1981, and 1,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 480 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (1,167), and casualties fell from 1,425.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,058
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,330
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
23
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
480
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Coventry in 1981 were fatal and 45% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious48045%
  • Slight55552%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272%
  • Serious59645%
  • Slight70753%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,058, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (13%)
  • Wednesday169 (16%)
  • Thursday141 (13%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8%)
  • February79 (7.5%)
  • March87 (8.2%)
  • April75 (7.1%)
  • May96 (9.1%)
  • June76 (7.2%)
  • July95 (9%)
  • August73 (6.9%)
  • September98 (9.3%)
  • October118 (11%)
  • November94 (8.9%)
  • December82 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight697 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other58 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry636 (60%)
  • Wet or damp376 (36%)
  • Frost or ice35 (3.3%)
  • Snow11 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph860 (81%)
  • 40 mph139 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph39 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway833 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (15%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (36%)
  • Pedestrian390 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (18%)
  • Cyclist128 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10114 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 15151 (11%)
  • 16 to 20328 (25%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35192 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.2%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider646 (49%)
  • Pedestrian390 (29%)
  • Passenger294 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,005 (61%)
  • Motorcycle248 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle47 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 67th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1981

The A444 and A46 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1981, with 60 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4446088330
2ndA466069229
3rdA40235262028
4thB44545163116
5thA40824558217
6thA4284358319
7thA454159123
8thB41093942014
9thA40533040113
10thB4110232707
11thB4107202407
12thA429192407
13thA423163017
14thA41141523110
15thA4170151816
16thB4106121506
17thB409881106
18thM66804
19thA4272501
20thB44091101

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1981

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 953.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1981

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1981: 240.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1981, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years