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Rugby road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2003, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (400), and casualties fell from 577.

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

Collisions in 2003
393
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
551
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2003

3.8% of collisions in Rugby in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight31279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight45783%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 393, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March38 (9.7%)
  • April33 (8.4%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July32 (8.1%)
  • August36 (9.2%)
  • September35 (8.9%)
  • October36 (9.2%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (24%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph136 (35%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph160 (41%)
  • 70 mph57 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (20%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (21%)
  • 36 to 45103 (19%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (68%)
  • Passenger149 (27%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (74%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2003.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2003

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2003, with 41 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2003

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2003: 46, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426467006
2ndA4284462012
3rdA45314246
4thM6244515
5thM69243406
6thA4071182503
7thA46182320
8thA423162702
9thB4112111701
10thB402791102
11thB442991521
12thB410981703
13thA56802
14thB44536611
15thB40295810
16thB44555500
17thA4452200
18thB40652200
19thA4291100
20thB40381100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2003

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 118.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2003

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2003: 125.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2003, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years