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Coventry road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,164 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1984, and 1,415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 553 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,357.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,164
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,415
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
22
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
553
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Coventry in 1984 were fatal and 48% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious55348%
  • Slight58951%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.7%
  • Serious64446%
  • Slight74753%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,164, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (12%)
  • Tuesday153 (13%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday182 (16%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday191 (16%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.3%)
  • February83 (7.1%)
  • March103 (8.8%)
  • April96 (8.2%)
  • May73 (6.3%)
  • June97 (8.3%)
  • July97 (8.3%)
  • August87 (7.5%)
  • September91 (7.8%)
  • October111 (9.5%)
  • November131 (11%)
  • December110 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds898 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry711 (61%)
  • Wet or damp423 (36%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph932 (80%)
  • 40 mph187 (16%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway929 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (14%)
  • Roundabout59 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (37%)
  • Pedestrian390 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (15%)
  • Cyclist176 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10127 (9%)
  • 11 to 15139 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20294 (21%)
  • 21 to 25200 (14%)
  • 26 to 35196 (14%)
  • 36 to 45141 (10%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6599 (7%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.3%)
  • Over 7528 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider704 (50%)
  • Pedestrian390 (28%)
  • Passenger321 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,211 (63%)
  • Motorcycle241 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle188 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (6%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 53rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1984

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1984: 72, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4447291529
2ndB41096174128
3rdA466070127
4thA40535270118
5thB44544452119
6thA4284255019
7thA40824149219
8thA40234044023
9thA454064417
10thA41702730016
11thA4232332210
12thA41142230012
13thA429202207
14thB41072025010
15thB4106141709
16thB4110121608
17thB40986703
18thA4273300
19thM62200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1984

Coventry had 1,047 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1984

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1984: 298.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years