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Coventry road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,103 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 1999, and 1,484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (1,146), and casualties fell from 1,519.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,103
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,484
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 1999

0.2% of collisions in Coventry in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious20919%
  • Slight89281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.1%
  • Serious24917%
  • Slight1,23383%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,103, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (16%)
  • Tuesday147 (13%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday208 (19%)
  • Friday182 (17%)
  • Saturday149 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.8%)
  • February80 (7.3%)
  • March75 (6.8%)
  • April96 (8.7%)
  • May88 (8%)
  • June86 (7.8%)
  • July103 (9.3%)
  • August82 (7.4%)
  • September95 (8.6%)
  • October102 (9.2%)
  • November118 (11%)
  • December92 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds874 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other52 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry703 (64%)
  • Wet or damp381 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph885 (80%)
  • 40 mph150 (14%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (18%)
  • Roundabout75 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (58%)
  • Pedestrian279 (19%)
  • Cyclist129 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10107 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8%)
  • 16 to 20201 (14%)
  • 21 to 25177 (12%)
  • 26 to 35332 (22%)
  • 36 to 45225 (15%)
  • 46 to 55125 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider812 (55%)
  • Passenger393 (26%)
  • Pedestrian279 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,554 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle81 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 52nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 1999

The A4600 had the most collisions in Coventry in 1999: 64, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46006495014
2ndA444607706
3rdB4109516709
4thA4284968010
5thA454570012
6thA4082436106
7thA4053284005
8thA423285003
9thA4023253904
10thA429254305
11thB4107222905
12thA4170182903
13thA4114162403
14thB4454131403
15thB4106101302
16thB4110101200
17thB410191100
18thA4681103
19thM681001
20thA4274500

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 1999

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 982.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 1999

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 1999: 287.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years