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Rugby road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2008, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (383), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2008
337
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
442
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2008

2.4% of collisions in Rugby in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight28685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight38788%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 337, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.5%)
  • February33 (9.8%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May27 (8%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August31 (9.2%)
  • September29 (8.6%)
  • October22 (6.5%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (64%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph126 (37%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph115 (34%)
  • 70 mph70 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (70%)
  • Cyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (22%)
  • 36 to 4595 (21%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (74%)
  • Passenger90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2008.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2008

Henley, Coventry, CV2 2TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2008, with 33 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2008

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2008: 39.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426395300
2ndM6344625
3rdA428273305
4thM69213102
5thA46202801
6thB4027112003
7thA423101103
8thA45101012
9thB410981402
10thA407171000
11thB40296811
12thB40656600
13thB44296601
14thB44535502
15thB41144711
16thB44554711
17thA46003600
18thA53500
19thB41123301
20thA4451200

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2008

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 108.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2008

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2008: 91.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years