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Coventry road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,142 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2001, and 1,488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (1,208), and casualties fell from 1,610.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,142
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,488
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Coventry in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious16615%
  • Slight96885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious18412%
  • Slight1,29687%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,142, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday163 (14%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (15%)
  • Friday172 (15%)
  • Saturday165 (14%)
  • Sunday133 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59304 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (9.1%)
  • February86 (7.5%)
  • March114 (10%)
  • April85 (7.4%)
  • May99 (8.7%)
  • June101 (8.8%)
  • July94 (8.2%)
  • August72 (6.3%)
  • September91 (8%)
  • October104 (9.1%)
  • November104 (9.1%)
  • December88 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight837 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (5%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry758 (66%)
  • Wet or damp364 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph924 (81%)
  • 40 mph155 (14%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway870 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (14%)
  • Roundabout80 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant932 (63%)
  • Pedestrian296 (20%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20188 (13%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35324 (22%)
  • 36 to 45240 (16%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (56%)
  • Passenger363 (24%)
  • Pedestrian296 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,693 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle81 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Coventry

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Coventry ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 47th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2001

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2001, with 95 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2001

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2001: 89, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44489125010
2ndA4600689018
3rdB4109627708
4thA45476001
5thA4082354809
6thA428354706
7thA4053314603
8thA429243405
9thA4023233001
10thA4170233306
11thA4114222900
12thA423193016
13thB4110192706
14thB4107182404
15thB4454182001
16thB4098122013
17thB410691202
18thM69901
19thA4671002
20thA4273301

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2001

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,026.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2001

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2001: 317.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years