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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (340), and casualties rose from 447.

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

Collisions in 1982
374
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
475
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982

4.5% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.5%
  • Serious13737%
  • Slight22059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194%
  • Serious16234%
  • Slight29462%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 374, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.3%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June26 (7%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September29 (7.8%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (64%)
  • Wet or damp122 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (82%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (8%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (28%)
  • Pedestrian94 (20%)
  • Cyclist49 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (10%)
  • 16 to 20135 (28%)
  • 21 to 2582 (17%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4533 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (63%)
  • Motorcycle128 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1982.

Collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1982

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982: 36, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4443647215
2ndB41143547110
3rdB41123147215
4thB4113243037
5thA47232819
6thB4102212328
7thA561021
8thB40295801
9thB41093311
10thM63501
11thB40981101
12thB41111101
13thM691401

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1982

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982: 206.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1982

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982: 133.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years