Skip to main content
CrashStats

Rugby road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1986, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (381), and casualties rose from 507.

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

Collisions in 1986
398
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
549
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1986

3.8% of collisions in Rugby in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious10927%
  • Slight27469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious14026%
  • Slight39271%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 398, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March21 (5.3%)
  • April38 (9.5%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August29 (7.3%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December35 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (62%)
  • Wet or damp127 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.3%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (50%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph139 (35%)
  • 70 mph51 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (18%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist52 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant39 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20141 (26%)
  • 21 to 2590 (16%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (64%)
  • Passenger146 (27%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (64%)
  • Motorcycle96 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1986

Map of the last 8 crashes of 1986 in Rugby

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

  • 8 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rugby ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1986.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1986

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1986: 56, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4265672214
2ndA4285170014
3rdA453044110
4thM62339311
5thA4071142303
6thB4112131512
7thB4429111813
8thA423101313
9thB4455101821
10thA42791604
11thB402991301
12thM6991704
13thB541481110
14thB41097906
15thA464711
16thB44534500
17thA53401
18thB40652200
19thB41142201
20thA4451210

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1986

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 148.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1986

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1986: 104.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years