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Coventry road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 924 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1994, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 274 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (983), and casualties fell from 1,262.

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

Collisions in 1994
924
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,172
Down 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
274
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 1994 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious27430%
  • Slight64269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious33328%
  • Slight83171%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1994 is highlighted, with 924, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday157 (17%)
  • Friday136 (15%)
  • Saturday134 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.9%)
  • February50 (5.4%)
  • March68 (7.4%)
  • April83 (9%)
  • May70 (7.6%)
  • June85 (9.2%)
  • July69 (7.5%)
  • August76 (8.2%)
  • September74 (8%)
  • October80 (8.7%)
  • November94 (10%)
  • December93 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight672 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (62%)
  • Wet or damp325 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph733 (79%)
  • 40 mph157 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway681 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (16%)
  • Roundabout65 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant606 (52%)
  • Pedestrian251 (21%)
  • Cyclist146 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1598 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20172 (15%)
  • 21 to 25183 (16%)
  • 26 to 35237 (20%)
  • 36 to 45110 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (53%)
  • Passenger300 (26%)
  • Pedestrian251 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,237 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle84 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 74th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1994

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1994: 58, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445869019
2ndA455583114
3rdA46004752116
4thA40823948015
5thB4109364408
6thA4023334107
7thA4282941012
8thA40532734110
9thA423193007
10thA429172014
11thB4107172203
12thB4110171905
13thB4454152106
14thA4170141703
15thA4114111501
16thB4106101903
17thA465900
18thB40984702
19thA4272200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1994

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 838.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1994

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1994: 219.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1994, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years