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Coventry road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2014, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2013 (580), and casualties rose from 731.

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

Collisions in 2014
614
Up 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
827
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2014

2% of collisions in Coventry in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight50783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight70585%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 614, up 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday110 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.7%)
  • February51 (8.3%)
  • March53 (8.6%)
  • April35 (5.7%)
  • May42 (6.8%)
  • June63 (10%)
  • July51 (8.3%)
  • August46 (7.5%)
  • September66 (11%)
  • October48 (7.8%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December46 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (72%)
  • Wet or damp170 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph510 (83%)
  • 40 mph72 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (16%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (60%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)
  • Cyclist88 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2099 (12%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35169 (20%)
  • 36 to 45131 (16%)
  • 46 to 5593 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (62%)
  • Passenger190 (23%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Coventry ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 65th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2014

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2014, with 50 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2014

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2014: 36, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113366016
2ndA45354616
3rdA428273812
4thB4109264804
5thA4600253526
6thA4114223002
7thB4082193205
8thB4110192105
9thA444172102
10thA4082152001
11thB4101152101
12thA4053132203
13thA429111404
14thB409891303
15thB410791005
16thB45448801
17thB41187701
18thB41066802
19thM65802
20thB44284800

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2014

Coventry had 542 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2014

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2014: 183.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years