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Rugby road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2004, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2003 (393), and casualties rose from 551.

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

Collisions in 2004
445
Up 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
605
Up 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2004

2% of collisions in Rugby in 2004 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight35079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight49882%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 445, up 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (18%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (18%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday60 (13%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.8%)
  • February39 (8.8%)
  • March37 (8.3%)
  • April39 (8.8%)
  • May37 (8.3%)
  • June34 (7.6%)
  • July19 (4.3%)
  • August43 (9.7%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (60%)
  • Wet or damp165 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph140 (31%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph181 (41%)
  • 70 mph82 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (23%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 2083 (14%)
  • 21 to 25102 (17%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 45111 (18%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (69%)
  • Passenger150 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rugby ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2004.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2004

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2004, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2004

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2004: 62, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426627919
2ndA428485907
3rdM6437328
4thM69344506
5thA45232824
6thA4071162201
7thB4027152404
8thB4112132812
9thA423111602
10thB4455111102
11thA46101602
12thB445391003
13thA57903
14thB442971011
15thB40655502
16thB41095802
17thB41143301
18thB40292301

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2004

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 142.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2004

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2004: 153.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years