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Rugby road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1997, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (460), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1997
459
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
642
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1997

2% of collisions in Rugby in 1997 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious12427%
  • Slight32671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15023%
  • Slight48375%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 459, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (17%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (19%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April36 (7.8%)
  • May39 (8.5%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July35 (7.6%)
  • August31 (6.8%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November45 (9.8%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (63%)
  • Wet or damp163 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph195 (42%)
  • 40 mph23 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph163 (36%)
  • 70 mph73 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (24%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (66%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1997.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1997

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1997: 73, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4267398317
2ndA4285166016
3rdM6367104
4thA452742111
5thA46253017
6thA4071242904
7thB4112162707
8thB4027151904
9thA5122007
10thA423111605
11thB445591311
12thB411471212
13thM697802
14thA4456803
15thB44295702
16thB445351003
17thB40654711
18thB41093301
19thB40292201
20thA46001100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1997

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 172.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1997

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1997: 133.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years