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Rugby road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 1998, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (459), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 1998
460
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
620
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Rugby in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10322%
  • Slight35176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious11819%
  • Slight49680%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 460, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (11%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March24 (5.2%)
  • April52 (11%)
  • May34 (7.4%)
  • June31 (6.7%)
  • July43 (9.3%)
  • August42 (9.1%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October43 (9.3%)
  • November39 (8.5%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (62%)
  • Wet or damp160 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph196 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph172 (37%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (64%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (66%)
  • Passenger150 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1998.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 1998

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 1998: 76, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4267696016
2ndA4284360011
3rdM6335913
4thA46202903
5thM69202906
6thA45192403
7thA4071182304
8thA5122213
9thB4027111521
10thB4112111104
11thB4455101404
12thA42361311
13thB40656702
14thB44296602
15thB44535802
16thB41094702
17thB40293501
18thB41143402
19thA4452200
20thA46002200

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 1998

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 183.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 1998

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 1998: 136.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 1998, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years