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Coventry road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,163 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2002, and 1,526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (1,142), and casualties rose from 1,488.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,163
Up 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,526
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Coventry in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious13912%
  • Slight1,02088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1499.8%
  • Slight1,37390%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,163, up 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (15%)
  • Tuesday181 (16%)
  • Wednesday171 (15%)
  • Thursday165 (14%)
  • Friday208 (18%)
  • Saturday151 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59279 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.9%)
  • February85 (7.3%)
  • March108 (9.3%)
  • April103 (8.9%)
  • May98 (8.4%)
  • June79 (6.8%)
  • July93 (8%)
  • August80 (6.9%)
  • September91 (7.8%)
  • October107 (9.2%)
  • November106 (9.1%)
  • December110 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight831 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry737 (63%)
  • Wet or damp416 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph941 (81%)
  • 40 mph164 (14%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway856 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (17%)
  • Roundabout82 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant976 (64%)
  • Pedestrian260 (17%)
  • Cyclist87 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15107 (7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (12%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35332 (22%)
  • 36 to 45240 (16%)
  • 46 to 55126 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6574 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.7%)
  • Over 7548 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider869 (57%)
  • Passenger397 (26%)
  • Pedestrian260 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,719 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle88 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach63 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 40th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2002

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2002, with 115 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2002

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2002: 78, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4447810017
2ndB4109607609
3rdA45568011
4thA4600487009
5thA428476105
6thA4082395408
7thA423394902
8thA4053375205
9thA4023344103
10thA4170273311
11thB4110213103
12thA429203402
13thA4114192606
14thB4454182501
15thB4107142002
16thB4106131701
17thA46121500
18thM6101603
19thA4273600
20thB40981100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2002

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,034.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2002

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2002: 335.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years