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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2007 (327), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2008
279
Down 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
360
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight31387%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 279, down 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April26 (9.3%)
  • May24 (8.6%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July22 (7.9%)
  • August21 (7.5%)
  • September23 (8.2%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November22 (7.9%)
  • December16 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (71%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph186 (67%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph38 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (58%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2075 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (64%)
  • Passenger75 (21%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2008.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008

St Mary's, Nuneaton and Bedworth, CV11 5BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 2008

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008: 52, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444526604
2ndB4113263312
3rdB4102203102
4thB4112192407
5thB4114141400
6thA4791300
7thM681201
8thA425471201
9thB40294500
10thA53300
11thB41093601

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 2008

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008: 150.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 2008

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008: 100.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years