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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (332), and casualties rose from 401.

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

Collisions in 1980
372
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
443
Up 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious13436%
  • Slight22861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious14733%
  • Slight28665%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 372, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.4%)
  • February27 (7.3%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April30 (8.1%)
  • May36 (9.7%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July33 (8.9%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September28 (7.5%)
  • October29 (7.8%)
  • November33 (8.9%)
  • December27 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (65%)
  • Wet or damp113 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (81%)
  • 40 mph26 (7%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (28%)
  • Pedestrian108 (24%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (33%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3544 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4521 (4.7%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (57%)
  • Pedestrian108 (24%)
  • Passenger84 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (59%)
  • Motorcycle136 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1980.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1980

The B4114 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980: 37, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB41143741116
2ndA444313616
3rdB41132934011
4thB41122633010
5thB41022534210
6thA5141937
7thA4791202
8thB402991006
9thB41096601
10thM66902

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1980

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980: 214.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1980

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980: 126.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years