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Rugby road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2015, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (361), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2015
330
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
442
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2015

1.8% of collisions in Rugby in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight26079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight36282%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 330, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.4%)
  • February27 (8.2%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April15 (4.5%)
  • May24 (7.3%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August22 (6.7%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October32 (9.7%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December30 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (63%)
  • Wet or damp111 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (43%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph67 (20%)
  • 60 mph43 (13%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (19%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (69%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2%)
  • 16 to 2045 (10%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (19%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (70%)
  • Passenger96 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had the 155th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2015

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2015, with 42 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2015

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2015: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426424607
2ndA4284052010
3rdM6315514
4thM69132302
5thA4071121506
6thA45121213
7thA423111714
8thB442891302
9thB411481301
10thB44537810
11thB44556803
12thB41125502
13thB44295701
14thA464601
15thA54611
16thB40294401
17thB41094500
18thB54144600
19thA4453600
20thA46003300

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2015

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 137.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2015

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2015: 107.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2015, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years