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Rugby road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1990, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1989 (471), and casualties rose from 609.

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

Collisions in 1990
545
Up 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
748
Up 23% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Rugby in 1990 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious14727%
  • Slight39072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious18024%
  • Slight56075%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 545, up 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.9%)
  • February40 (7.3%)
  • March46 (8.4%)
  • April43 (7.9%)
  • May34 (6.2%)
  • June51 (9.4%)
  • July44 (8.1%)
  • August38 (7%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December43 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (63%)
  • Wet or damp190 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (52%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph185 (34%)
  • 70 mph61 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (18%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (13%)
  • Cyclist72 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20172 (23%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (28%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (68%)
  • Motorcycle106 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1990.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1990

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1990: 69, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4286997017
2ndA4266380115
3rdA454359011
4thM6345037
5thA4071202403
6thB5414172803
7thA423162104
8thA5162402
9thB4112162203
10thM69121407
11thA42781301
12thB402781512
13thB402981304
14thB442981722
15thB410971101
16thA466602
17thB40654400
18thA4453600
19thA46003300
20thB44533601

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1990

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 247.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1990

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1990: 189.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years