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Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (152), and casualties fell from 204.

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

Collisions in 2021
148
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
186
Down 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021

2% of collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in Nuneaton and Bedworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3519%
  • Slight14880%

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 431 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 148, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 148
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday26 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.7%)
  • February7 (4.7%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April13 (8.8%)
  • May20 (14%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July11 (7.4%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September13 (8.8%)
  • October9 (6.1%)
  • November9 (6.1%)
  • December10 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (76%)
  • Wet or damp32 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph118 (80%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (55%)
  • Pedestrian33 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3550 (27%)
  • 36 to 4527 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (66%)
  • Pedestrian33 (18%)
  • Passenger31 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nuneaton and Bedworth had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2021.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021

Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton and Bedworth, CV10 7BP area and St Mary's, Nuneaton and Bedworth, CV11 5BW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Nuneaton and Bedworth with the most crashes in 2021

The A444 had the most collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nuneaton and Bedworth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA444212915
2ndB4112141612
3rdB4113101003
4thB4114101203
5thB41027902
6thA42544501
7thA474401
8thB40293301
9thM63502
10thA52200
11thB41091100
12thB41111100

Towns in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 2021

Nuneaton had the most collisions of any town in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021: 80.

Postcode districts in Nuneaton and Bedworth: crashes in 2021

CV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Nuneaton and Bedworth in 2021, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Nuneaton and Bedworth road accidents in other years