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Coventry road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 932 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2005, and 1,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (934), and casualties rose from 1,174.

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

Collisions in 2005
932
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,211
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2005

1.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2005 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious889.4%
  • Slight83089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious967.9%
  • Slight1,10191%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 932, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday150 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (12%)
  • Thursday169 (18%)
  • Friday138 (15%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.5%)
  • February65 (7%)
  • March85 (9.1%)
  • April63 (6.8%)
  • May67 (7.2%)
  • June71 (7.6%)
  • July76 (8.2%)
  • August79 (8.5%)
  • September79 (8.5%)
  • October109 (12%)
  • November94 (10%)
  • December74 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight670 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds742 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (3%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry676 (73%)
  • Wet or damp247 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph750 (80%)
  • 40 mph134 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (20%)
  • Roundabout76 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant734 (61%)
  • Pedestrian195 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (13%)
  • 21 to 25159 (13%)
  • 26 to 35214 (18%)
  • 36 to 45203 (17%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.6%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)
  • Not recorded81 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider702 (58%)
  • Passenger314 (26%)
  • Pedestrian195 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,350 (77%)
  • Motorcycle92 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 43rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2005

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2005, with 86 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2005

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2005: 61, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113618013
2ndA4600547004
3rdA45496414
4thB4109375306
5thA444354014
6thB4110324726
7thA4114253421
8thA428243001
9thA4053223102
10thB4101222705
11thB4082212302
12thB4098213602
13thA429182301
14thA4082141812
15thB4118121301
16thB4107111500
17thB4544101100
18thB410661201
19thA462200
20thB40272200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2005

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 823.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2005

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2005: 279.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years