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Coventry road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 927 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2006, and 1,218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (932), and casualties rose from 1,211.

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

Collisions in 2006
927
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,218
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2006

1.1% of collisions in Coventry in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight81288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1219.9%
  • Slight1,08789%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 927, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday164 (18%)
  • Saturday145 (16%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.8%)
  • February53 (5.7%)
  • March74 (8%)
  • April58 (6.3%)
  • May91 (9.8%)
  • June77 (8.3%)
  • July85 (9.2%)
  • August62 (6.7%)
  • September79 (8.5%)
  • October94 (10%)
  • November94 (10%)
  • December88 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight665 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds710 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry617 (67%)
  • Wet or damp305 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph754 (81%)
  • 40 mph129 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway637 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (19%)
  • Roundabout80 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (61%)
  • Pedestrian194 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (13%)
  • 21 to 25172 (14%)
  • 26 to 35203 (17%)
  • 36 to 45205 (17%)
  • 46 to 55114 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded73 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (60%)
  • Passenger289 (24%)
  • Pedestrian194 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,357 (77%)
  • Motorcycle111 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 38th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2006

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2006, with 93 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2006

The A45 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2006: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45566307
2ndB4113506006
3rdA4600445204
4thA444395603
5thA428335112
6thA4114293511
7thB4098273503
8thB4109273903
9thB4082253901
10thB4101243604
11thA4053202911
12thA429193312
13thB4110193615
14thB4544172401
15thA4082152411
16thB4107141602
17thB411891200
18thB41068801
19thA463310
20thM63500

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2006

Coventry had 811 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2006

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2006: 262.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years