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Coventry road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2018, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (642), and casualties fell from 830.

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

Collisions in 2018
608
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
785
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2018

2.6% of collisions in Coventry in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight48179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious12416%
  • Slight64482%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 608, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 608
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.2%)
  • February47 (7.7%)
  • March45 (7.4%)
  • April49 (8.1%)
  • May53 (8.7%)
  • June56 (9.2%)
  • July56 (9.2%)
  • August44 (7.2%)
  • September52 (8.6%)
  • October48 (7.9%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December36 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (76%)
  • Wet or damp129 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph502 (83%)
  • 40 mph68 (11%)
  • 50 mph18 (3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (57%)
  • Pedestrian179 (23%)
  • Cyclist82 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7%)
  • 16 to 2080 (10%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35166 (21%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (55%)
  • Pedestrian179 (23%)
  • Passenger176 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 54th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2018

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2018, with 50 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2018

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2018: 31, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113314415
2ndA45284213
3rdA4600283507
4thB4109273722
5thA4053233103
6thA444202901
7thA428182522
8thA4114171802
9thB4082171916
10thB4110152102
11thA4082101301
12thB4098101404
13thB41017702
14thB41077702
15thA4296703
16thB41066911
17thB45446601
18thB41185901
19thM64710
20thB40763400

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2018

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 551.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2018

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2018: 183.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years