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Rugby road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2021, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2020 (163), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2021
167
Up 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
219
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Rugby in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4728%
  • Slight11971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5023%
  • Slight16877%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 167, up 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 167
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.6%)
  • February7 (4.2%)
  • March9 (5.4%)
  • April9 (5.4%)
  • May16 (9.6%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September15 (9%)
  • October14 (8.4%)
  • November22 (13%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (80%)
  • Wet or damp29 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph69 (41%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph30 (18%)
  • 60 mph29 (17%)
  • 70 mph25 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (24%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (64%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (71%)
  • Passenger42 (19%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2021.

Collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2021

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2021, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2021

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2021: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426222507
2ndM6172801
3rdA428121804
4thA4581201
5thA467900
6thB410961102
7thA54401
8thB40654602
9thB44284402
10thB44534503
11thB40293300
12thB46423503
13thM693400
14thB44552201
15thB54142201
16thA4231100
17thB40271301
18thB41141101
19thB44291101

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2021

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 61.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2021

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2021: 47.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years