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Coventry road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2010, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2009 (701), and casualties fell from 930.

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

Collisions in 2010
602
Down 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
806
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Coventry in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight51886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious8811%
  • Slight71689%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 602, down 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.3%)
  • February50 (8.3%)
  • March58 (9.6%)
  • April47 (7.8%)
  • May52 (8.6%)
  • June48 (8%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August48 (8%)
  • September56 (9.3%)
  • October54 (9%)
  • November50 (8.3%)
  • December35 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other36 (6%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (68%)
  • Wet or damp158 (26%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.8%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph475 (79%)
  • 40 mph87 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (17%)
  • Roundabout57 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (61%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (11%)
  • 21 to 25121 (15%)
  • 26 to 35149 (18%)
  • 36 to 45134 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (24%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 74th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2010

St Michael's, Coventry, CV2 4FU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2010, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2010

The A4600 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2010: 41, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4600415716
2ndB4113405503
3rdA45385405
4thA4114243308
5thA444243402
6thB4109202303
7thB4082162102
8thB4098162504
9thB4101161803
10thB4110162003
11thA428151502
12thA4053122003
13thB4107111500
14thB411891300
15thA42971000
16thA408261002
17thB41066801
18thB40272201
19thB40762201
20thB45442400

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2010

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 534.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2010

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2010: 182.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years