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Coventry road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2023, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (410), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 2023
393
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
512
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2023

1% of collisions in Coventry in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight29776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9819%
  • Slight41080%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 393, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 393
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March23 (5.9%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November38 (9.7%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (75%)
  • Wet or damp88 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph305 (78%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (60%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (60%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 76th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2023

St Michael's, Coventry, CV2 4FU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2023, with 35 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2023

The A45 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2023: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45274504
2ndA4600233105
3rdA444214213
4thB4109181905
5thA428111403
6thB4113111104
7thB4082101403
8thB4098101002
9thA411491502
10thB410181001
11thB410771002
12thB41107702
13thA40826800
14thA4296700
15thA40534500
16thB41184600
17thB41063702
18thB45443500
19thB40762201
20thA461100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2023

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 346.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2023

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2023: 113.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years