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Rugby road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2018, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2017 (275), and casualties fell from 364.

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

Collisions in 2018
216
Down 21% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
287
Down 21% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Rugby in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight16175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22578%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 216, down 21% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 216
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (10%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.4%)
  • February12 (5.6%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April10 (4.6%)
  • May20 (9.3%)
  • June20 (9.3%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August20 (9.3%)
  • September15 (6.9%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December19 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (70%)
  • Wet or damp59 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph99 (46%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph38 (18%)
  • 60 mph34 (16%)
  • 70 mph28 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (68%)
  • Cyclist32 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (69%)
  • Passenger66 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rugby ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2018.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2018

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2018, with 25 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2018

The A428 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2018: 30, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA428303607
2ndA426283915
3rdM6213103
4thA45152106
5thA407171501
6thA467902
7thB445561004
8thA4235600
9thB41124500
10thM694400
11thB41093402
12thB41143410
13thB44533301
14thB46423302
15thB54143400
16thM453310
17thA52300
18thB40652201
19thB44282200
20thB40271201

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2018

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 87.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2018

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2018: 74.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2018, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years