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Rugby road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2019, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (216), and casualties rose from 287.

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

Collisions in 2019
224
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
288
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
9
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2019

4% of collisions in Rugby in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious5022%
  • Slight16574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22277%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 224, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 224
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February17 (7.6%)
  • March14 (6.3%)
  • April19 (8.5%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June16 (7.1%)
  • July12 (5.4%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September17 (7.6%)
  • October16 (7.1%)
  • November29 (13%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (62%)
  • Wet or damp82 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph111 (50%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph44 (20%)
  • 60 mph32 (14%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (66%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.9%)
  • Over 7518 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (70%)
  • Passenger54 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2019

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2019 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rugby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rugby ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2019.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2019

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2019, with 39 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2019

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2019: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426262903
2ndA428202601
3rdM6152201
4thA46131804
5thA45121613
6thB5414101102
7thB464281022
8thA407161112
9thB442861202
10thA4235513
11thB44555511
12thA54602
13thB41094900
14thB41124402
15thB44294501
16thB44534521
17thB40652800
18thM692200
19thB40291300
20thB41141101

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2019

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 97.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2019

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2019: 66.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years