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Coventry road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2025, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2024 (372), and casualties rose from 458.

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

Collisions in 2025
404
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
482
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2025

1% of collisions in Coventry in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight30375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight37878%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 404, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 404
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June37 (9.2%)
  • July36 (8.9%)
  • August17 (4.2%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November40 (9.9%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (76%)
  • Wet or damp90 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph304 (75%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (22%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (48%)
  • Pedestrian165 (34%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (49%)
  • Pedestrian165 (34%)
  • Passenger80 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 68th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2025

St Michael's, Coventry, CV2 4FU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2025, with 35 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2025

The B4109 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2025: 22, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4109222906
2ndA4600212905
3rdA45172506
4thA444152001
5thB4113141604
6thB4101111302
7thA4053101503
8thA4114101002
9thB40987702
10thB411071101
11thA4286601
12thA4296701
13thB40826702
14thB41075502
15thB45445501
16thM65702
17thA40824400
18thB41183601
19thA462300
20thB41061100

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2025

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 356.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2025

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2025: 107.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years