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Rugby road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2002, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (395), and casualties rose from 552.

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

Collisions in 2002
400
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
577
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2002

2% of collisions in Rugby in 2002 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight30977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight46380%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 400, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February37 (9.3%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May35 (8.8%)
  • June30 (7.5%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September46 (12%)
  • October32 (8%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December35 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (62%)
  • Wet or damp143 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph134 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph170 (43%)
  • 70 mph63 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (18%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (18%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (64%)
  • Passenger168 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rugby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rugby ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2002.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2002

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2002, with 35 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2002

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2002: 47, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA428476716
2ndA426445115
3rdM6355618
4thA423223303
5thA46212702
6thA45203008
7thA4071151912
8thM69152604
9thB4027142614
10thB4112111502
11thB4109101802
12thB4429101203
13thB40297813
14thB44556802
15thA54710
16thB44534910
17thB40653500
18thB41142200
19thA4451101
20thA46001201

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2002

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 124.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2002

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2002: 136.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2002, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years