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Coventry road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 919 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1996, and 1,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (913), and casualties fell from 1,188.

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

Collisions in 1996
919
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,184
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 1996 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious21924%
  • Slight69275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious25822%
  • Slight91878%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 919, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday169 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.4%)
  • February72 (7.8%)
  • March79 (8.6%)
  • April69 (7.5%)
  • May73 (7.9%)
  • June72 (7.8%)
  • July84 (9.1%)
  • August67 (7.3%)
  • September71 (7.7%)
  • October87 (9.5%)
  • November92 (10%)
  • December94 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight667 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds693 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry568 (62%)
  • Wet or damp333 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph745 (81%)
  • 40 mph139 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (14%)
  • Roundabout65 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant658 (56%)
  • Pedestrian276 (23%)
  • Cyclist114 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 10108 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15105 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (12%)
  • 21 to 25169 (14%)
  • 26 to 35235 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (11%)
  • 46 to 55103 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.3%)
  • Over 7538 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (53%)
  • Passenger286 (24%)
  • Pedestrian276 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,237 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle76 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 80th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1996

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1996: 51, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444516418
2ndA46004968111
3rdA453949010
4thB4109384709
5thA4082364917
6thA40233544011
7thA4053354804
8thA428293509
9thB4107182305
10thA423172204
11thA429173207
12thB4110172104
13thA4114162516
14thA4170152314
15thB4454111203
16thA468801
17thB410681004
18thB409861102
19thA4273500
20thM61100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1996

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 827.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1996

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1996: 224.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years