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Rugby road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2020, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (224), and casualties fell from 288.

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

Collisions in 2020
163
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
205
Down 29% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2020

1.8% of collisions in Rugby in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3723%
  • Slight12375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16380%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 163, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 163
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February15 (9.2%)
  • March14 (8.6%)
  • April3 (1.8%)
  • May9 (5.5%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July12 (7.4%)
  • August16 (9.8%)
  • September16 (9.8%)
  • October12 (7.4%)
  • November16 (9.8%)
  • December15 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (65%)
  • Wet or damp55 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph70 (43%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph30 (18%)
  • 60 mph29 (18%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2021 (10%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (22%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.3%)
  • Over 7516 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (76%)
  • Passenger29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2020.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2020

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2020, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2020

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2020: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426233005
2ndA428202211
3rdA45131902
4thA467701
5thM671512
6thB44286803
7thA4235501
8thB40654402
9thB44534501
10thB46424400
11thB40293301
12thB44293401
13thM693400
14thA40712401
15thA52201
16thB41122301
17thB54142200
18thB40381100
19thB44551100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2020

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 62.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2020

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2020: 48.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2020, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years