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Rugby road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1996, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (408), and casualties rose from 565.

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

Collisions in 1996
460
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
642
Up 14% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Rugby in 1996 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious12327%
  • Slight33172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious14422%
  • Slight49277%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 460, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.7%)
  • February51 (11%)
  • March34 (7.4%)
  • April29 (6.3%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July40 (8.7%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September27 (5.9%)
  • October43 (9.3%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (60%)
  • Wet or damp154 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph195 (42%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph163 (35%)
  • 70 mph66 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (18%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 35150 (23%)
  • 36 to 4567 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (62%)
  • Passenger187 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (72%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1996.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1996

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1996: 72, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42672101023
2ndA4286799217
3rdM6447919
4thA45212314
5thA46172503
6thB4112162408
7thA5121614
8thA423101501
9thB4027101703
10thB442991401
11thB410981705
12thB445581401
13thB40657701
14thA40716802
15thB41146701
16thB40295912
17thM695701
18thB44533300
19thA4451100
20thB40861100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1996

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 174.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1996

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1996: 124.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years