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Coventry road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2024, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (393), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2024
372
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
458
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Coventry in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight38183%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 372, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 372
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.6%)
  • February29 (7.8%)
  • March23 (6.2%)
  • April33 (8.9%)
  • May30 (8.1%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July24 (6.5%)
  • August17 (4.6%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October50 (13%)
  • November37 (9.9%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (76%)
  • Wet or damp84 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph278 (75%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (22%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (58%)
  • Pedestrian95 (21%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35107 (23%)
  • 36 to 4581 (18%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (58%)
  • Passenger98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian95 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 77th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2024

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2024, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2024

The A45 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2024: 19, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45192107
2ndA4114172200
3rdA444172503
4thB4113152102
5thA4600131703
6thB4101111602
7thA4082101501
8thA428101101
9thB4109101601
10thB411091102
11thB41077802
12thB409861012
13thA4294600
14thM64601
15thA40533401
16thB40823300
17thB41183300
18thB40762200
19thB44282300
20thA461200

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2024

Coventry had 330 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2024

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2024: 103.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years