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Coventry road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,146 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1998, and 1,519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 288 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (1,100), and casualties rose from 1,443.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,146
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,519
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
288
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 1998 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious28825%
  • Slight84874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious35023%
  • Slight1,15976%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,146, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday176 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday149 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59329 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.5%)
  • February89 (7.8%)
  • March94 (8.2%)
  • April76 (6.6%)
  • May77 (6.7%)
  • June99 (8.6%)
  • July97 (8.5%)
  • August75 (6.5%)
  • September110 (9.6%)
  • October109 (9.5%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December117 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit309 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds840 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (19%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other63 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry655 (57%)
  • Wet or damp483 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph921 (80%)
  • 40 mph160 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway837 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (17%)
  • Roundabout85 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant921 (61%)
  • Pedestrian281 (18%)
  • Cyclist130 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15118 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20206 (14%)
  • 21 to 25204 (13%)
  • 26 to 35334 (22%)
  • 36 to 45201 (13%)
  • 46 to 55141 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.6%)
  • Over 7532 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider850 (56%)
  • Passenger388 (26%)
  • Pedestrian281 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,660 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle86 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 50th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1998

The A4600 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1998: 59, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46005978012
2ndB41095873115
3rdA455375012
4thA444497107
5thA4082457826
6thA4283754110
7thA4053354304
8thA40233044011
9thA4232738011
10thA429253807
11thA4170223308
12thA4114213104
13thB4107212303
14thB4106152103
15thB4110151604
16thB4454131501
17thB4098101704
18thA4691001
19thM671102
20thB41015800

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1998

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,014.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1998

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1998: 297.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years