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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,593 collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Collisions in 1979
332
Casualties in 1979
401
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979

2.4% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious13139%
  • Slight19358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious15138%
  • Slight24260%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 332.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173215
2024198261
2023195242
2022153188
2021148186
2020152204
2019183238
2018191228
2017210285
2016237320
2015226292
2014303384
2013253319
2012221284
2011249306
2010279347
2009278350
2008279360
2007327406
2006311424
2005324422
2004368462
2003363484
2002370489
2001359464
2000369487
1999364481
1998356452
1997416510
1996367484
1995384493
1994370508
1993403529
1992398528
1991382473
1990431553
1989424517
1988390513
1987368438
1986377459
1985346422
1984337425
1983343425
1982374475
1981340447
1980372443
1979332401

When and where crashes happen in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April26 (7.8%)
  • May26 (7.8%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July24 (7.2%)
  • August43 (13%)
  • September19 (5.7%)
  • October30 (9%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (65%)
  • Wet or damp99 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (78%)
  • 40 mph20 (6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph47 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (32%)
  • Pedestrian109 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (26%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (26%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7%)
  • 46 to 5518 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (52%)
  • Pedestrian109 (27%)
  • Passenger82 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (59%)
  • Motorcycle110 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1979.

Collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1979

The B4113 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979: 37, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41133742012
2ndA4443039112
3rdB41122836015
4thB41142431010
5thB4102192106
6thA47161907
7thA5101908
8thB402981003
9thB41095713
10thM64604

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1979

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979: 171.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1979

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979: 105.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years