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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1997 (416), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 1998
356
Down 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
452
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight30586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39688%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 356, down 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February21 (5.9%)
  • March33 (9.3%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May25 (7%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July29 (8.1%)
  • August23 (6.5%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October27 (7.6%)
  • November32 (9%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (60%)
  • Wet or damp137 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph252 (71%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (10%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (57%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (58%)
  • Passenger111 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1998.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 1998

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998: 46, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444465502
2ndB41123651010
3rdB4113303805
4thB4102212704
5thB4114202403
6thA4254131501
7thA47131503
8thM6112501
9thA56901
10thB40295500
11thB41092411

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1998

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998: 203.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 1998

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998: 121.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years