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Coventry road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,018 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1990, and 1,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 358 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (1,034), and casualties rose from 1,279.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,018
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,281
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
358
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1990

1% of collisions in Coventry in 1990 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious35835%
  • Slight65064%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious41733%
  • Slight85467%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,018, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday130 (13%)
  • Friday185 (18%)
  • Saturday175 (17%)
  • Sunday92 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.3%)
  • February91 (8.9%)
  • March85 (8.3%)
  • April68 (6.7%)
  • May100 (9.8%)
  • June81 (8%)
  • July85 (8.3%)
  • August77 (7.6%)
  • September70 (6.9%)
  • October92 (9%)
  • November90 (8.8%)
  • December94 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight729 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds831 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry685 (67%)
  • Wet or damp330 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph840 (83%)
  • 40 mph141 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (16%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant572 (45%)
  • Pedestrian355 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (11%)
  • Cyclist133 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10119 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20233 (18%)
  • 21 to 25179 (14%)
  • 26 to 35210 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.1%)
  • Over 7537 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (48%)
  • Pedestrian355 (28%)
  • Passenger316 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,223 (71%)
  • Motorcycle145 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 76th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1990

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1990: 54, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445474016
2ndA40235172017
3rdB44544453018
4thB41093954016
5thA45354216
6thA46003540215
7thA4053314017
8thA40823045113
9thA4283040016
10thA4114263009
11thA423232619
12thA462326110
13thA4170223307
14thB41071819011
15thA429132005
16thB410691006
17thB411091302
18thA4272300
19thB40982201

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1990

Coventry had 929 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1990

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1990: 254.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years