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Coventry road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,107 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1986, and 1,297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 462 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (1,078), and casualties fell from 1,320.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,107
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,297
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
462
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1986

1.2% of collisions in Coventry in 1986 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious46242%
  • Slight63257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious53341%
  • Slight75058%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,107, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,107
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday149 (13%)
  • Friday207 (19%)
  • Saturday161 (15%)
  • Sunday104 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.7%)
  • February79 (7.1%)
  • March92 (8.3%)
  • April74 (6.7%)
  • May80 (7.2%)
  • June91 (8.2%)
  • July90 (8.1%)
  • August87 (7.9%)
  • September88 (7.9%)
  • October131 (12%)
  • November117 (11%)
  • December93 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight789 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit309 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds843 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (62%)
  • Wet or damp396 (36%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph890 (80%)
  • 40 mph164 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway883 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (13%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (36%)
  • Pedestrian402 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (15%)
  • Cyclist149 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15120 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20259 (20%)
  • 21 to 25205 (16%)
  • 26 to 35178 (14%)
  • 36 to 45129 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7%)
  • 56 to 6594 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (49%)
  • Pedestrian402 (31%)
  • Passenger265 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,193 (66%)
  • Motorcycle202 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Coventry ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 58th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1986

The A46 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1986: 64, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA466482230
2ndA4445972027
3rdB41095671124
4thA40235565117
5thA454961118
6thA4284048114
7thB44543537011
8thA40823341016
9thA40532933114
10thA4232428112
11thA4170233008
12thB41072324013
13thA4114212817
14thA429182308
15thB4110121205
16thB40989906
17thB41067804
18thM62402
19thA4271100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1986

Coventry had 1 collision in 1986.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1986

CV2 and CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1986, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years