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Coventry road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 934 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2004, and 1,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (1,057), and casualties fell from 1,332.

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

Collisions in 2004
934
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,174
Down 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Coventry in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious9310%
  • Slight83489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious1038.8%
  • Slight1,06491%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 934, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday133 (14%)
  • Friday176 (19%)
  • Saturday114 (12%)
  • Sunday98 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.4%)
  • February74 (7.9%)
  • March81 (8.7%)
  • April67 (7.2%)
  • May93 (10%)
  • June71 (7.6%)
  • July68 (7.3%)
  • August64 (6.9%)
  • September65 (7%)
  • October95 (10%)
  • November87 (9.3%)
  • December91 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight668 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds755 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry636 (68%)
  • Wet or damp283 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph764 (82%)
  • 40 mph139 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (17%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant721 (61%)
  • Pedestrian198 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (14%)
  • 21 to 25171 (15%)
  • 26 to 35206 (18%)
  • 36 to 45180 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.1%)
  • Over 7535 (3%)
  • Not recorded86 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (56%)
  • Passenger318 (27%)
  • Pedestrian198 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,364 (78%)
  • Motorcycle90 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 51st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2004

Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5SP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2004, with 79 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2004

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2004: 48, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444487214
2ndB4109475405
3rdA4600455612
4thA45405004
5thA428375004
6thA4082324512
7thA4023273414
8thA4053273603
9thA429263202
10thA4114243802
11thA423222811
12thB4110192301
13thB4107141604
14thA4170121901
15thB4454111101
16thB40987800
17thB41066701
18thB41014500
19thA463600
20thM62300

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2004

Coventry had 850 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2004

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2004: 285.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years