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Coventry road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2008, and 1,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (875), and casualties fell from 1,147.

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

Collisions in 2008
814
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,057
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9111%
  • Slight71988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious1029.6%
  • Slight95190%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 814, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (17%)
  • Tuesday136 (17%)
  • Wednesday128 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday99 (12%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.7%)
  • February75 (9.2%)
  • March68 (8.4%)
  • April74 (9.1%)
  • May63 (7.7%)
  • June59 (7.2%)
  • July77 (9.5%)
  • August61 (7.5%)
  • September65 (8%)
  • October75 (9.2%)
  • November64 (7.9%)
  • December62 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Other23 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded84 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry581 (71%)
  • Wet or damp226 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1%)
  • 30 mph678 (83%)
  • 40 mph108 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (17%)
  • Roundabout61 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant641 (61%)
  • Pedestrian172 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist78 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20170 (16%)
  • 21 to 25146 (14%)
  • 26 to 35176 (17%)
  • 36 to 45147 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded85 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (59%)
  • Passenger266 (25%)
  • Pedestrian172 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,173 (78%)
  • Motorcycle93 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 41st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2008

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2008, with 83 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2008

The A4600 and B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2008, with 51 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4600517315
2ndB4113516805
3rdB4109364703
4thA444354711
5thB4101324005
6thA45273503
7thA428263614
8thB4110233505
9thA429223402
10thA4053203103
11thA4114202401
12thB4098192202
13thB4082171902
14thB4544131501
15thA4082111200
16thB4107101301
17thB41067900
18thB41185800
19thB41121200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2008

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 738.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2008

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2008: 227.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years