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Coventry road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,208 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2000, and 1,610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1999 (1,103), and casualties rose from 1,484.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,208
Up 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,610
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2000

1% of collisions in Coventry in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious16514%
  • Slight1,03185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious19112%
  • Slight1,40787%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,208, up 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (15%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday187 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday153 (13%)
  • Sunday140 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59224 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.4%)
  • February99 (8.2%)
  • March84 (7%)
  • April91 (7.5%)
  • May95 (7.9%)
  • June92 (7.6%)
  • July100 (8.3%)
  • August86 (7.1%)
  • September123 (10%)
  • October124 (10%)
  • November131 (11%)
  • December82 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight855 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (5%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry734 (61%)
  • Wet or damp457 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph958 (79%)
  • 40 mph176 (15%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph32 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway843 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (16%)
  • Roundabout123 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,020 (63%)
  • Pedestrian276 (17%)
  • Cyclist125 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3%)
  • 6 to 1097 (6%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20222 (14%)
  • 21 to 25159 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35363 (23%)
  • 36 to 45235 (15%)
  • 46 to 55159 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.8%)
  • Over 7536 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider889 (55%)
  • Passenger445 (28%)
  • Pedestrian276 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,764 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle81 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach64 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 44th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2000

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2000: 65, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444659908
2ndA45628035
3rdB4109588116
4thA4600567808
5thA4082466106
6thA4053446502
7thA428395909
8thA423293803
9thB4110273114
10thA4023263316
11thA429263003
12thB4107233200
13thB4454212900
14thA4114202701
15thA4170182703
16thB4106131702
17thM6131502
18thA465800
19thB40825602
20thA4274401

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2000

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,075.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2000

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2000: 315.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years