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Coventry road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2017, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (664), and casualties fell from 847.

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

Collisions in 2017
642
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
830
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11217%
  • Slight52782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight71486%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 642, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 642
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday107 (17%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday119 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.9%)
  • February63 (9.8%)
  • March45 (7%)
  • April45 (7%)
  • May45 (7%)
  • June55 (8.6%)
  • July47 (7.3%)
  • August47 (7.3%)
  • September71 (11%)
  • October52 (8.1%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December52 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded46 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry473 (74%)
  • Wet or damp158 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph549 (86%)
  • 40 mph58 (9%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (57%)
  • Pedestrian156 (19%)
  • Cyclist100 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)9 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (11%)
  • 21 to 25114 (14%)
  • 26 to 35171 (21%)
  • 36 to 45125 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (12%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (59%)
  • Passenger184 (22%)
  • Pedestrian156 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 53rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2017

Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5SP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2017, with 56 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2017

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2017: 32, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113324214
2ndA428283902
3rdA4600273405
4thB4109253204
5thA444243313
6thA45233204
7thB4082182504
8thB4110162304
9thB4098151905
10thA4114131801
11thB4119131504
12thB4101121811
13thA4053101202
14thA429101502
15thB454491102
16thA40827902
17thM671402
18thB410761100
19thB41185701
20thA462301

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2017

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 596.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2017

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2017: 201.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years