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Coventry road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1992, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 322 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (959), and casualties rose from 1,188.

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

Collisions in 1992
958
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,198
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
322
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1992

1% of collisions in Coventry in 1992 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious32234%
  • Slight62665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious36831%
  • Slight82068%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1992 is highlighted, with 958, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (13%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (16%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (12%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.6%)
  • February58 (6.1%)
  • March72 (7.5%)
  • April96 (10%)
  • May94 (9.8%)
  • June83 (8.7%)
  • July85 (8.9%)
  • August74 (7.7%)
  • September85 (8.9%)
  • October83 (8.7%)
  • November94 (9.8%)
  • December71 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds762 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (64%)
  • Wet or damp329 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph785 (82%)
  • 40 mph143 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway732 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (15%)
  • Roundabout65 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant597 (50%)
  • Pedestrian274 (23%)
  • Cyclist134 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10114 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20195 (16%)
  • 21 to 25198 (17%)
  • 26 to 35212 (18%)
  • 36 to 45130 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.2%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (51%)
  • Passenger312 (26%)
  • Pedestrian274 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,245 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle118 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Coventry ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 72nd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1992

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1992: 67, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4446793030
2ndA46004759118
3rdA40234159111
4thB41094148013
5thA453947012
6thA40823847013
7thA4053333806
8thA428273107
9thB4107242819
10thA4114202605
11thA4170172705
12thA423152008
13thB4454151804
14thB4110121413
15thA429111804
16thA46111602
17thB410691203
18thB40984601

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1992

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 861.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1992

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1992: 247.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1992, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years