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Coventry road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 875 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2007, and 1,147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (927), and casualties fell from 1,218.

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

Collisions in 2007
875
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,147
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2007

1% of collisions in Coventry in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious9010%
  • Slight77689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious988.5%
  • Slight1,04091%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 875, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday142 (16%)
  • Thursday126 (14%)
  • Friday153 (17%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.7%)
  • February49 (5.6%)
  • March80 (9.1%)
  • April73 (8.3%)
  • May88 (10%)
  • June75 (8.6%)
  • July73 (8.3%)
  • August69 (7.9%)
  • September78 (8.9%)
  • October73 (8.3%)
  • November69 (7.9%)
  • December72 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds674 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (4%)
  • Not recorded46 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry629 (72%)
  • Wet or damp231 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph731 (84%)
  • 40 mph119 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (17%)
  • Roundabout80 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant677 (59%)
  • Pedestrian213 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6%)
  • 16 to 20151 (13%)
  • 21 to 25171 (15%)
  • 26 to 35218 (19%)
  • 36 to 45165 (14%)
  • 46 to 5597 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.4%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded87 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (56%)
  • Passenger296 (26%)
  • Pedestrian213 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,219 (77%)
  • Motorcycle89 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 42nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2007

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2007, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2007

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2007: 67, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113678217
2ndA4600466314
3rdA45435611
4thB4101375103
5thA444365003
6thB4082293701
7thB4109294712
8thA428263513
9thA4114222600
10thB4098213302
11thB4107192204
12thB4110182704
13thA4053121200
14thA429111301
15thB4544111213
16thA408281101
17thB411871300
18thB41066900
19thB40273302
20thA41181101

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2007

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 798.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2007

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2007: 245.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years