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Rugby road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2022, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (167), and casualties rose from 219.

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

Collisions in 2022
173
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
224
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2022

2.9% of collisions in Rugby in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17679%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 173, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 173
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March15 (8.7%)
  • April13 (7.5%)
  • May11 (6.4%)
  • June13 (7.5%)
  • July13 (7.5%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September14 (8.1%)
  • October13 (7.5%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December11 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (75%)
  • Wet or damp39 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (47%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph38 (22%)
  • 60 mph21 (12%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (64%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (74%)
  • Passenger39 (17%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2022.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2022

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2022, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2022

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2022: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426202302
2ndA428132212
3rdM691104
4thA456700
5thB411261003
6thA4235621
7thA465700
8thB44555601
9thB44534501
10thB46424500
11thB54144400
12thA40713400
13thA53301
14thM693400
15thB41092301
16thB44282200
17thA4451100
18thB40271200
19thB40291210
20thB41141100

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2022

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 77.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2022

CV21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2022: 59.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2022, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years