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Coventry road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 983 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1993, and 1,262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 349 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (958), and casualties rose from 1,198.

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

Collisions in 1993
983
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,262
Up 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
349
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Coventry in 1993 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious34936%
  • Slight62163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious44835%
  • Slight80063%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 983, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (15%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday173 (18%)
  • Thursday170 (17%)
  • Friday158 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (10%)
  • February63 (6.4%)
  • March83 (8.4%)
  • April80 (8.1%)
  • May97 (9.9%)
  • June76 (7.7%)
  • July87 (8.9%)
  • August61 (6.2%)
  • September96 (9.8%)
  • October84 (8.5%)
  • November85 (8.6%)
  • December72 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds765 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry622 (63%)
  • Wet or damp351 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph792 (81%)
  • 40 mph146 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway749 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (13%)
  • Roundabout82 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant665 (53%)
  • Pedestrian302 (24%)
  • Cyclist147 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15111 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20169 (13%)
  • 21 to 25202 (16%)
  • 26 to 35234 (19%)
  • 36 to 45147 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (52%)
  • Passenger304 (24%)
  • Pedestrian302 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,267 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 64th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1993

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1993: 64, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4446483124
2ndA455471213
3rdA46004555118
4thA4023435016
5thA40823859115
6thB41093545115
7thA4283244014
8thA41142730011
9thA4053254116
10thA423223509
11thA429182305
12thA4170172107
13thB4110162108
14thB4454161717
15thB4106121406
16thB4107121605
17thA467703
18thB40984702
19thA4272200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1993

Coventry had 874 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1993

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1993: 231.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1993, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years