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Coventry road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2020, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2019 (572), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 2020
395
Down 31% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
523
Down 30% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2020

1.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight32282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight44184%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 395, down 31% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 395
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (13%)
  • February41 (10%)
  • March19 (4.8%)
  • April8 (2%)
  • May22 (5.6%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July22 (5.6%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September39 (9.9%)
  • October53 (13%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (68%)
  • Wet or damp121 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph327 (83%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (1%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (20%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (62%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (60%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 63rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2020

Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5SP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2020, with 38 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2020

The B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2020: 27, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4113275309
2ndA4600212304
3rdA444192101
4thA45192713
5thB4109193003
6thB4082182303
7thA4114121701
8thB4098111620
9thA428101204
10thB4110101202
11thB410191101
12thA405371001
13thA40824401
14thA4294411
15thB41074402
16thM64401
17thB41192200
18thB41061100
19thB41181200
20thB45441101

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2020

Coventry had 355 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2020

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2020: 109.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2020, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years