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Coventry road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 959 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1991, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 335 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (1,018), and casualties fell from 1,281.

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

Collisions in 1991
959
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,188
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
335
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1991

1% of collisions in Coventry in 1991 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious33535%
  • Slight61464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious41835%
  • Slight76064%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 959, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday131 (14%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday180 (19%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.9%)
  • February65 (6.8%)
  • March78 (8.1%)
  • April77 (8%)
  • May86 (9%)
  • June67 (7%)
  • July79 (8.2%)
  • August82 (8.6%)
  • September93 (9.7%)
  • October79 (8.2%)
  • November97 (10%)
  • December71 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds749 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other43 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (64%)
  • Wet or damp309 (32%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph760 (79%)
  • 40 mph155 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway725 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (15%)
  • Roundabout72 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant572 (48%)
  • Pedestrian315 (27%)
  • Cyclist122 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1092 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1594 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20202 (17%)
  • 21 to 25182 (15%)
  • 26 to 35212 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5580 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (50%)
  • Pedestrian315 (27%)
  • Passenger278 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,206 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle118 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 72nd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1991

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1991: 54, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445467317
2ndA46004963017
3rdA40234860018
4thB41094756016
5thA454468118
6thA4053313916
7thA4082293227
8thA4282936010
9thA429273507
10thA4170232507
11thA41142229112
12thA423222809
13thB4107192204
14thB4454161904
15thA46141605
16thB4110101102
17thB41068912
18thB409861603
19thA4271100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1991

Coventry had 855 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1991

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1991: 232.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years