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Coventry road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,101 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1982, and 1,323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 488 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (1,058), and casualties fell from 1,330.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,101
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,323
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
488
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Coventry in 1982 were fatal and 44% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious48844%
  • Slight59654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious58244%
  • Slight72355%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,101, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday172 (16%)
  • Friday187 (17%)
  • Saturday180 (16%)
  • Sunday104 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (6.2%)
  • February65 (5.9%)
  • March88 (8%)
  • April94 (8.5%)
  • May78 (7.1%)
  • June90 (8.2%)
  • July96 (8.7%)
  • August98 (8.9%)
  • September100 (9.1%)
  • October117 (11%)
  • November115 (10%)
  • December92 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight735 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds846 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry707 (64%)
  • Wet or damp367 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph893 (81%)
  • 40 mph162 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph29 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway877 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (32%)
  • Pedestrian399 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (19%)
  • Cyclist157 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4%)
  • 6 to 10107 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15151 (11%)
  • 16 to 20314 (24%)
  • 21 to 25193 (15%)
  • 26 to 35153 (12%)
  • 36 to 45110 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5583 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (49%)
  • Pedestrian399 (30%)
  • Passenger279 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,065 (60%)
  • Motorcycle257 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle36 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 63rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1982

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1982: 67, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4446779224
2ndA465666226
3rdA40235570223
4thA40824956118
5thB41094750218
6thB44544353019
7thA454252016
8thA40534051114
9thA4283844117
10thB41072635111
11thA41142232012
12thB41101825010
13thA4291723010
14thA41701624011
15thA423161918
16thB41068904
17thA4275603
18thB40985904
19thM65612

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1982

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,001.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1982

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1982: 276.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years