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Rugby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,803 road traffic collisions in Rugby from 1979 to 2025, and 22,832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 409 were fatal and 4,129 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 202 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (225), and casualties fell from 310 to 269.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,803
137th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,832
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
409
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
202
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Rugby

2.4% of collisions in Rugby from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4092.4%
  • Serious4,12925%
  • Slight12,26573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4401.9%
  • Serious4,98722%
  • Slight17,40576%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. In 2025 there were 202, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 202
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202269
2024225310
2023184244
2022173224
2021167219
2020163205
2019224288
2018216287
2017275364
2016312421
2015330442
2014361488
2013267338
2012307410
2011271376
2010261372
2009312428
2008337442
2007383519
2006372522
2005379519
2004445605
2003393551
2002400577
2001395552
2000475654
1999428587
1998460620
1997459642
1996460642
1995408565
1994469627
1993425566
1992438621
1991418579
1990545748
1989471609
1988448569
1987371503
1986398549
1985381507
1984362497
1983379520
1982423580
1981391543
1980423558
1979417574

When and where crashes happen in Rugby

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,331 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,439 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,489 (15%)
  • Thursday2,527 (15%)
  • Friday2,922 (17%)
  • Saturday2,178 (13%)
  • Sunday1,917 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59683 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59440 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,562 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,096 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,762 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,049 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,554 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,657 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,343 (8%)
  • February1,226 (7.3%)
  • March1,299 (7.7%)
  • April1,247 (7.4%)
  • May1,333 (7.9%)
  • June1,472 (8.8%)
  • July1,405 (8.4%)
  • August1,331 (7.9%)
  • September1,430 (8.5%)
  • October1,562 (9.3%)
  • November1,669 (9.9%)
  • December1,486 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,819 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,811 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,027 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown87 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,648 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,033 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds228 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist217 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds165 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds116 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.2%)
  • Other245 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded125 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,724 (64%)
  • Wet or damp5,435 (32%)
  • Frost or ice484 (2.9%)
  • Snow116 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph240 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph7,517 (45%)
  • 40 mph818 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph801 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph5,097 (30%)
  • 70 mph2,327 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,425 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway3,073 (18%)
  • Roundabout901 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road392 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rugby

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,313 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist2,609 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,052 (9%)
  • Pedestrian2,013 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant796 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)480 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant205 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant119 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant116 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant85 (0.4%)
  • Other35 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5380 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10756 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 151,224 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 204,023 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,137 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,317 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,230 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,317 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75872 (3.8%)
  • Over 75602 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded443 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,058 (66%)
  • Passenger5,761 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,013 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,401 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,659 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2,121 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,759 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,652 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach237 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car199 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle191 (0.6%)
  • Minibus84 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown54 (0.2%)
  • Other65 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rugby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rugby

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 Rugby ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had the 137th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
137th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
212thSouth Norfolk16,90424,2434574,463
213thDover16,82322,5093153,270
214thGwynedd16,81925,7254293,832
215thRugby (this area)16,80322,8324094,129
216thNeath Port Talbot16,77723,3892902,414
217thWest Lancashire16,77424,9743333,620
218thTorbay16,75120,7291392,827

Accident hotspots in Rugby

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby, with 815 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby from 1979 to 2025: 2,243, including 34 fatal and 466 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4262,2432,80634466
2ndA4281,9382,59323457
3rdM61,2502,13957292
4thA459581,34155288
5thA40716358337151
6thM694756898103
7thA42345269720125
8thA464476011172
9thB411238657112115
10thA53174802199
11thB5414295360376
12thB44552934381385
13thB44292733921274
14thB4109260421776
15thB4029235340881
16thB4027210349957
17thB44532082761156
18thB4114153220840
19thB4065143197540
20thA427112167744

Towns in Rugby

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 6,742.

Postcode districts in Rugby

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby from 1979 to 2025: 4,763.

Latest crashes in Rugby

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rugby, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity