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Rugby road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2017, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (312), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 2017
275
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
364
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Rugby in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight29481%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 275, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (8.7%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April24 (8.7%)
  • May25 (9.1%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December11 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (73%)
  • Wet or damp69 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph118 (43%)
  • 40 mph11 (4%)
  • 50 mph63 (23%)
  • 60 mph45 (16%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (17%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (24%)
  • 36 to 4558 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (71%)
  • Passenger76 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (72%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2017.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2017

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2017, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2017

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2017: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426394708
2ndA428222603
3rdM6182604
4thA45131804
5thA46111401
6thA5101502
7thA40718800
8thB410981301
9thB445581204
10thB54148901
11thB44537800
12thB41126801
13thB442861212
14thM696900
15thA42351004
16thB41145512
17thB442951101
18thB46424800
19thB40292301
20thB40652200

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2017

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 108.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2017

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2017: 84.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years