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Rugby road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1984, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (379), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 1984
362
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
497
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Rugby in 1984 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious13738%
  • Slight21660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious17936%
  • Slight30962%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 362, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.4%)
  • February32 (8.8%)
  • March21 (5.8%)
  • April24 (6.6%)
  • May27 (7.5%)
  • June22 (6.1%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September34 (9.4%)
  • October34 (9.4%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December33 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (58%)
  • Wet or damp126 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (53%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph121 (33%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (15%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (18%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (28%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (60%)
  • Passenger148 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (64%)
  • Motorcycle94 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1984.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1984

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1984: 60, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4286077119
2ndA4264964016
3rdA452332112
4thA40712226010
5thM6183017
6thA423132216
7thB4029101504
8thB411291104
9thB54147804
10thA56912
11thB410961102
12thB445551203
13thA4274802
14thB44294721
15thB44533301
16thM693301
17thA462400
18thM452400
19thA40971100
20thA4451101

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1984

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 170.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1984

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1984: 119.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1984, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1984.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years