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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (384), and casualties fell from 493.

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

Collisions in 1996
367
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
484
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight39982%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 367, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February30 (8.2%)
  • March21 (5.7%)
  • April30 (8.2%)
  • May22 (6%)
  • June34 (9.3%)
  • July30 (8.2%)
  • August27 (7.4%)
  • September36 (9.8%)
  • October29 (7.9%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December36 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph261 (71%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (11%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (78%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (63%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2077 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (60%)
  • Passenger122 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1996.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1996

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996: 59, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4445970112
2ndB4102395305
3rdB4113294003
4thB4114284017
5thB4112233009
6thA5162902
7thA4254132503
8thA47101201
9thM6101800
10thB402981413
11thB41091100
12thB41111100

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1996

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996: 201.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1996

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996: 129.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years