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Coventry road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2015, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2014 (614), and casualties rose from 827.

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

Collisions in 2015
688
Up 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
921
Up 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Coventry in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight58184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight80688%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 688, up 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.4%)
  • February46 (6.7%)
  • March45 (6.5%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May62 (9%)
  • June59 (8.6%)
  • July84 (12%)
  • August52 (7.6%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October52 (7.6%)
  • November58 (8.4%)
  • December55 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry512 (74%)
  • Wet or damp168 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph577 (84%)
  • 40 mph80 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (14%)
  • Roundabout71 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (60%)
  • Pedestrian133 (14%)
  • Cyclist103 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20119 (13%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35197 (21%)
  • 36 to 45141 (15%)
  • 46 to 55104 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (61%)
  • Passenger226 (25%)
  • Pedestrian133 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle79 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 51st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2015

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2015, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2015

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2015: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113345602
2ndA444313903
3rdA4600283614
4thB4101283206
5thB4110233116
6thA45212914
7thB4082202504
8thB4109202802
9thA428172402
10thA429151903
11thA4114142101
12thA4082132204
13thB4107121902
14thA4053101601
15thB4098101301
16thB411891104
17thB454481001
18thB41065501
19thM63300
20thA462200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2015

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 628.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2015

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2015: 205.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years