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Coventry road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 640 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2011, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2010 (602), and casualties rose from 806.

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

Collisions in 2011
640
Up 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
877
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2011

1.3% of collisions in Coventry in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11518%
  • Slight51781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious12815%
  • Slight74084%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 640, up 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.3%)
  • February60 (9.4%)
  • March46 (7.2%)
  • April48 (7.5%)
  • May65 (10%)
  • June51 (8%)
  • July62 (9.7%)
  • August46 (7.2%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October59 (9.2%)
  • November45 (7%)
  • December47 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other35 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (79%)
  • Wet or damp132 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph520 (81%)
  • 40 mph84 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (16%)
  • Roundabout71 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (59%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (13%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35161 (18%)
  • 36 to 45130 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (55%)
  • Passenger235 (27%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car892 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 67th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2011

St Michael's, Coventry, CV2 4FU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2011, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2011

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2011: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41133847010
2ndA4600365306
3rdA45355207
4thA444284405
5thA428273105
6thB4101202602
7thA4114192713
8thB4109182710
9thB4082172304
10thB4098162801
11thB4110162604
12thA4053121610
13thA4082111603
14thB45449902
15thA42981502
16thB41076601
17thB411851001
18thB40764500
19thB41064501
20thM61310

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2011

Coventry had 565 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2011

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2011: 181.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years