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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (359), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2002
370
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
489
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight41685%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 370, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.5%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March36 (9.7%)
  • April30 (8.1%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August20 (5.4%)
  • September28 (7.6%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November35 (9.5%)
  • December34 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (65%)
  • Wet or damp123 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph256 (69%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (75%)
  • Roundabout48 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (61%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (11%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3597 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (63%)
  • Passenger110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Nuneaton and Bedworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2002.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002

St Mary's, Nuneaton and Bedworth, CV11 5BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 2002

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002: 58, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444587808
2ndB4112355118
3rdB4113344211
4thB4114243006
5thB4102192003
6thA47131602
7thM6122300
8thA42547902
9thB402971301
10thA55711
11thB41093301
12thB41112300

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 2002

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002: 201.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 2002

CV11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002: 136.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years