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Rugby road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2016, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (330), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2016
312
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
421
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2016

3.2% of collisions in Rugby in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight23977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight33880%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 312, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (20%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (10%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.3%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November20 (6.4%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph130 (42%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph58 (19%)
  • 60 mph44 (14%)
  • 70 mph55 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (26%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (22%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (71%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had the 167th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2016

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2016, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2016

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2016: 46, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426465819
2ndM6365956
3rdA428263515
4thA45121604
5thM69111802
6thA4071101613
7thA42381102
8thA581101
9thB445581312
10thA467802
11thB464271002
12thB54147701
13thB41125803
14thB41144401
15thB44284400
16thB44294501
17thB44534400
18thB40293300
19thB40653302
20thB41093500

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2016

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 121.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2016

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2016: 102.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years