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Rugby road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2005, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2004 (445), and casualties fell from 605.

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

Collisions in 2005
379
Down 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
519
Down 14% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Rugby in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight31784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight44486%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 379, down 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (8.2%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday81 (21%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February27 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May31 (8.2%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July25 (6.6%)
  • August37 (9.8%)
  • September21 (5.5%)
  • October33 (8.7%)
  • November35 (9.2%)
  • December33 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (66%)
  • Wet or damp123 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph145 (38%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph134 (35%)
  • 70 mph64 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (19%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (70%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (69%)
  • Passenger120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2005.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2005

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2005, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2005

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2005: 50, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426507317
2ndA428384704
3rdM6365926
4thM69223302
5thA4071162001
6thA423131802
7thA45131811
8thA46131501
9thB4027111805
10thB406571204
11thB411271512
12thB44536701
13thB445561103
14thB41145701
15thA54711
16thB40294600
17thB44294400
18thB41093300
19thA4452400
20thM451400

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2005

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 142.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2005

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2005: 111.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years