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Coventry road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2016, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (688), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 2016
664
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
847
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Coventry in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10316%
  • Slight55584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight73587%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 664, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 664
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.8%)
  • February53 (8%)
  • March55 (8.3%)
  • April52 (7.8%)
  • May55 (8.3%)
  • June60 (9%)
  • July70 (11%)
  • August57 (8.6%)
  • September56 (8.4%)
  • October50 (7.5%)
  • November48 (7.2%)
  • December43 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry500 (75%)
  • Wet or damp143 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph553 (83%)
  • 40 mph79 (12%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (15%)
  • Roundabout68 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (57%)
  • Pedestrian137 (16%)
  • Cyclist103 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35180 (21%)
  • 36 to 45119 (14%)
  • 46 to 55113 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 7532 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (61%)
  • Passenger194 (23%)
  • Pedestrian137 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car989 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 52nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2016

Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5SP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2016, with 51 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2016

The A4600 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2016: 34, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4600345018
2ndB4113334504
3rdA444323915
4thA45233204
5thB4082232714
6thB4109233602
7thB4098213003
8thA4114131601
9thB4101121403
10thB4110121803
11thA4053111202
12thA428111202
13thA4082101000
14thA4297800
15thB41197803
16thB41185602
17thB45445501
18thB40764400
19thB41063501
20thA462200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2016

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 619.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2016

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2016: 233.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years