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Coventry road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2019, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (608), and casualties fell from 785.

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

Collisions in 2019
572
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
752
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight47884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight65387%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 572, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 572
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (17%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (10%)
  • February53 (9.3%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April29 (5.1%)
  • May43 (7.5%)
  • June51 (8.9%)
  • July37 (6.5%)
  • August43 (7.5%)
  • September48 (8.4%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November56 (9.8%)
  • December44 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (73%)
  • Wet or damp145 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph465 (81%)
  • 40 mph63 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (17%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (61%)
  • Pedestrian125 (17%)
  • Cyclist87 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (10%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35138 (18%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 55110 (15%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (60%)
  • Passenger178 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 54th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2019

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2019, with 49 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2019

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2019: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113314913
2ndA45293606
3rdA4600254203
4thA4114243103
5thA444233802
6thA428192105
7thB4109182104
8thB4082151904
9thB4101152103
10thA429131901
11thB4098121702
12thB4110121501
13thA4053111801
14thB4107101002
15thB411871100
16thB45445501
17thA40824500
18thM64801
19thB44283301
20thB41062210

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2019

Coventry had 512 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2019

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2019: 161.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years