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Coventry road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2012, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (640), and casualties fell from 877.

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

Collisions in 2012
600
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
822
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight49583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11214%
  • Slight70786%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 600, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (18%)
  • Tuesday102 (17%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday87 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.7%)
  • February49 (8.2%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April43 (7.2%)
  • May51 (8.5%)
  • June47 (7.8%)
  • July55 (9.2%)
  • August50 (8.3%)
  • September52 (8.7%)
  • October45 (7.5%)
  • November57 (9.5%)
  • December50 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (67%)
  • Wet or damp187 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph509 (85%)
  • 40 mph66 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (15%)
  • Roundabout72 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (54%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)
  • Cyclist101 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (12%)
  • 21 to 25115 (14%)
  • 26 to 35153 (19%)
  • 36 to 45122 (15%)
  • 46 to 55111 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (60%)
  • Passenger200 (24%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 68th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2012

St Michael's, Coventry, CV2 4FU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2012, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2012

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2012: 36, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41133644010
2ndA4600334603
3rdA45324007
4thA4114243602
5thB4101233303
6thA444223212
7thB4110213105
8thA428192704
9thB4082162104
10thB4109142401
11thB4107111701
12thA4053101502
13thA408281001
14thB409881803
15thB45448801
16thB411871800
17thB41064500
18thA4293501
19thA462300
20thB40761301

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2012

Coventry had 538 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2012

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2012: 170.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years