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Coventry road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2009, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2008 (814), and casualties fell from 1,057.

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

Collisions in 2009
701
Down 14% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
930
Down 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Coventry in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight59084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight81287%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 701, down 14% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (12%)
  • Tuesday112 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday132 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.8%)
  • February48 (6.8%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April49 (7%)
  • May68 (9.7%)
  • June72 (10%)
  • July52 (7.4%)
  • August52 (7.4%)
  • September49 (7%)
  • October51 (7.3%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December65 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight515 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry489 (70%)
  • Wet or damp196 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph583 (83%)
  • 40 mph89 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (14%)
  • Roundabout78 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (57%)
  • Pedestrian183 (20%)
  • Cyclist82 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20144 (15%)
  • 21 to 25140 (15%)
  • 26 to 35159 (17%)
  • 36 to 45132 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded55 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider513 (55%)
  • Passenger234 (25%)
  • Pedestrian183 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car941 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 61st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2009

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2009, with 57 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2009

The A4600 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2009: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4600476009
2ndB4113435607
3rdB4101303905
4thB4109295017
5thA45283721
6thA428273502
7thA444253901
8thA4114202821
9thB4110193202
10thB4082172103
11thB4107151601
12thA4053121402
13thB4098101511
14thA4298901
15thB41188801
16thA408271102
17thB41066801
18thB45444600
19thA463300
20thB40761101

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2009

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 631.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2009

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2009: 185.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years