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Rugby road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1982, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (391), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1982
423
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
580
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1982

3.5% of collisions in Rugby in 1982 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious15236%
  • Slight25661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious19433%
  • Slight37164%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 423, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.7%)
  • February34 (8%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July30 (7.1%)
  • August32 (7.6%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October41 (9.7%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (61%)
  • Wet or damp144 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (55%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph131 (31%)
  • 70 mph44 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (22%)
  • Cyclist72 (12%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (9%)
  • 16 to 20136 (23%)
  • 21 to 25101 (17%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (63%)
  • Passenger148 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (58%)
  • Motorcycle130 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1982.

Collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1982

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1982: 61, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4266177219
2ndA4285981221
3rdM62747211
4thA452642212
5thA40712327012
6thB5414151808
7thA423142607
8thB4029101505
9thA4277903
10thB410971003
11thB411271002
12thB44296814
13thM696804
14thA55800
15thB44555601
16thB44533603
17thB40652200
18thA461201
19thB41141201

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1982

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 207.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1982

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1982: 127.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years