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Coventry road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2021, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (395), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 2021
420
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
529
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2021

1% of collisions in Coventry in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight34783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight44584%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 420, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 420
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February30 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April33 (7.9%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September35 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December25 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (75%)
  • Wet or damp94 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph347 (83%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (58%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Cyclist64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35125 (24%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (63%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 67th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2021

Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5SP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2021, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2021

The A444 and B4113 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2021, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444213313
2ndB4113212604
3rdA45192414
4thB4109182602
5thA4600171904
6thB4101151906
7thB4107151803
8thB4082131501
9thA4053111701
10thA428101302
11thA411481101
12thB41108900
13thB41187901
14thB41196701
15thA42951302
16thB40985901
17thA40823701
18thB45443500
19thB40762300
20thB41062300

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2021

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 387.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2021

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2021: 134.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years