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Rugby road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1980, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (417), and casualties fell from 574.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,803 collisions in Rugby.

Collisions in 1980
423
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
558
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Rugby in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious17742%
  • Slight23255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious20537%
  • Slight33760%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 423, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.5%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March37 (8.7%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June25 (5.9%)
  • July38 (9%)
  • August28 (6.6%)
  • September40 (9.5%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November42 (9.9%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (55%)
  • Wet or damp174 (41%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (55%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph108 (26%)
  • 70 mph74 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (21%)
  • Cyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20152 (27%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (63%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (56%)
  • Motorcycle131 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Rugby

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1980.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1980

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1980: 54, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4265461321
2ndA4284654117
3rdA45263948
4thA4071252819
5thB5414202109
6thM6194328
7thA423121915
8thA427121614
9thB4429111808
10thB411271404
11thA56704
12thB402961405
13thB41096713
14thB44534503
15thB44554602
16thM694401
17thA4453301
18thA462200
19thB41142301
20thB40381101

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1980

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 203.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1980

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1980: 147.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years