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Rugby road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2009, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (337), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2009
312
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
428
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2009

2.6% of collisions in Rugby in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight36285%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 312, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March21 (6.7%)
  • April17 (5.4%)
  • May29 (9.3%)
  • June39 (13%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August20 (6.4%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October21 (6.7%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other18 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (62%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.8%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph133 (43%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (24%)
  • 70 mph50 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (21%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (71%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (16%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (70%)
  • Passenger89 (21%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2009.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2009

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2009, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2009

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2009: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426566618
2ndA428405703
3rdA46192221
4thM69182602
5thM6172901
6thA4071132110
7thA45111402
8thA42391312
9thB402771813
10thB41126702
11thB44294500
12thB44534500
13thB40653510
14thB41093401
15thB40292301
16thB41142300
17thA4451301
18thA46001100
19thB40381100
20thB44551100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2009

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 140.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2009

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2009: 98.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years