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Coventry road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2022, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2021 (420), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2022
410
Down 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
522
Down 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Coventry in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight33281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight43483%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 410, down 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 410
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.8%)
  • February37 (9%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April22 (5.4%)
  • May32 (7.8%)
  • June29 (7.1%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August38 (9.3%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November36 (8.8%)
  • December37 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (80%)
  • Wet or damp73 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph343 (84%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (16%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (56%)
  • Pedestrian112 (21%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (9%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (61%)
  • Pedestrian112 (21%)
  • Passenger94 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 75th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2022

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2022, with 29 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2022

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2022: 24, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444243701
2ndA45202711
3rdB4113203318
4thB4101171904
5thA4600151903
6thA4114131701
7thB4082101100
8thB4107101203
9thB410991101
10thB411081101
11thA408271101
12thA42871200
13thA4297803
14thB40987904
15thB41185601
16thA40534601
17thB45443301
18thB40761100
19thB41061100
20thB44281100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2022

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 374.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2022

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2022: 118.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years