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Coventry road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,100 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1997, and 1,443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 280 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1996 (919), and casualties rose from 1,184.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,100
Up 20% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,443
Up 22% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
280
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious28025%
  • Slight81074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious31722%
  • Slight1,11677%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,100, up 20% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (13%)
  • Tuesday173 (16%)
  • Wednesday172 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (14%)
  • Friday182 (17%)
  • Saturday148 (13%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.3%)
  • February92 (8.4%)
  • March89 (8.1%)
  • April80 (7.3%)
  • May87 (7.9%)
  • June94 (8.5%)
  • July85 (7.7%)
  • August75 (6.8%)
  • September94 (8.5%)
  • October110 (10%)
  • November111 (10%)
  • December103 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight816 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds822 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry652 (59%)
  • Wet or damp440 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph885 (80%)
  • 40 mph161 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph35 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway823 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (16%)
  • Roundabout75 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant839 (58%)
  • Pedestrian280 (19%)
  • Cyclist160 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10112 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15135 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20197 (14%)
  • 21 to 25178 (12%)
  • 26 to 35318 (22%)
  • 36 to 45150 (10%)
  • 46 to 55144 (10%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (56%)
  • Passenger352 (24%)
  • Pedestrian280 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,547 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle158 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle81 (4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus17 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 52nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1997

The A4600 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1997: 65, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46006592016
2ndA455275212
3rdA4444460010
4thB4109415507
5thA428395328
6thA4053304306
7thA40822941013
8thA4023284009
9thA4170283503
10thA429243504
11thB4110203105
12thA423192704
13thA4114182701
14thB4454182201
15thB4107151703
16thA46141703
17thB4106101302
18thB410191105
19thB40984401
20thM63400

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1997

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,000.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1997

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1997: 282.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years