Skip to main content
CrashStats

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1996 (367), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 1997
416
Up 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
510
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight34082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42483%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 416, up 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May38 (9.1%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August23 (5.5%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (61%)
  • Wet or damp154 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph314 (75%)
  • 40 mph21 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (54%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)
  • Cyclist65 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (62%)
  • Passenger105 (21%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1997.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1997

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444566618
2ndB4112374708
3rdB4114313306
4thB4113293404
5thB4102262604
6thA4254182204
7thM6173415
8thB4029111611
9thA478900
10thA58811
11thB41093302
12thB41041101

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1997

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997: 230.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1997

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997: 147.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years