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Coventry road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2013, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (600), and casualties fell from 822.

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

Collisions in 2013
580
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
731
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9216%
  • Slight48383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10014%
  • Slight62585%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 580, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 580
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (18%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday71 (12%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.4%)
  • February40 (6.9%)
  • March40 (6.9%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May42 (7.2%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July56 (9.7%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September48 (8.3%)
  • October48 (8.3%)
  • November75 (13%)
  • December34 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (74%)
  • Wet or damp133 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph464 (80%)
  • 40 mph72 (12%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (16%)
  • Roundabout61 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (54%)
  • Pedestrian142 (19%)
  • Cyclist96 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2090 (12%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35154 (21%)
  • 36 to 45104 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (60%)
  • Passenger152 (21%)
  • Pedestrian142 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 65th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2013

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2013, with 47 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2013

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2013: 45, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41134557010
2ndA4600354407
3rdA45334503
4thA444304403
5thB4101243003
6thA428172102
7thB4109171900
8thB4110172113
9thA4114162402
10thB4098101413
11thB4107101001
12thB40828801
13thB454481000
14thA42971100
15thA40536700
16thA40825800
17thB41185600
18thB41062201
19thA461100
20thB40761100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2013

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 526.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2013

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2013: 158.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years