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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (346), and casualties rose from 422.

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

Collisions in 1986
377
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
459
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9124%
  • Slight28175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight35377%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 377, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.2%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March18 (4.8%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May31 (8.2%)
  • June37 (9.8%)
  • July28 (7.4%)
  • August28 (7.4%)
  • September37 (9.8%)
  • October29 (7.7%)
  • November57 (15%)
  • December36 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (65%)
  • Wet or damp115 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (78%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (41%)
  • Pedestrian99 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (20%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (12%)
  • 16 to 20127 (28%)
  • 21 to 2572 (16%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (59%)
  • Pedestrian99 (22%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (66%)
  • Motorcycle87 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986

Map of the last 12 crashes of 1986 in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 12 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1986.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1986

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986: 54, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445466011
2ndB4114313517
3rdB4102252806
4thB4112233014
5thB4113232701
6thA47121403
7thA591712
8thB402991012
9thA425471002
10thM63800
11thB41092200
12thA4261101
13thA61100
14thB41111100

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1986

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986: 161.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1986

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986: 105.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years