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Coventry road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 913 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1995, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (924), and casualties rose from 1,172.

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

Collisions in 1995
913
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,188
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1995

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 1995 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious27030%
  • Slight63570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious30926%
  • Slight87173%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 913, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.9%)
  • February71 (7.8%)
  • March80 (8.8%)
  • April57 (6.2%)
  • May82 (9%)
  • June70 (7.7%)
  • July72 (7.9%)
  • August67 (7.3%)
  • September81 (8.9%)
  • October84 (9.2%)
  • November94 (10%)
  • December74 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight662 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds677 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry599 (66%)
  • Wet or damp288 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph723 (79%)
  • 40 mph141 (15%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway719 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (14%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant668 (56%)
  • Pedestrian252 (21%)
  • Cyclist146 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15102 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20124 (10%)
  • 21 to 25167 (14%)
  • 26 to 35265 (22%)
  • 36 to 45150 (13%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.6%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (56%)
  • Passenger276 (23%)
  • Pedestrian252 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,265 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle60 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 77th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1995

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1995: 59, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445983118
2ndA46005174017
3rdA455064015
4thB41094160012
5thA40823441013
6thA428324206
7thA40233140011
8thA4053223106
9thA423212813
10thA429213105
11thB4107182604
12thB4110182508
13thA4114162004
14thA4170152305
15thB4454141404
16thB4106131803
17thA4691703
18thM671002
19thB40984400
20thA4273500

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1995

Coventry had 822 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1995

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1995: 230.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years