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Rugby road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2023, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2022 (173), and casualties rose from 224.

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

Collisions in 2023
184
Up 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
244
Up 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2023

2.2% of collisions in Rugby in 2023 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5027%
  • Slight13071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6025%
  • Slight18074%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 184, up 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 184
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (20%)
  • Tuesday38 (21%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.7%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March16 (8.7%)
  • April11 (6%)
  • May9 (4.9%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August12 (6.5%)
  • September14 (7.6%)
  • October24 (13%)
  • November12 (6.5%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (68%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph78 (42%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph39 (21%)
  • 60 mph21 (11%)
  • 70 mph22 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (17%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (61%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (67%)
  • Passenger54 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2023.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2023

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2023, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2023

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2023: 24, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426243207
2ndM6142614
3rdA4071111504
4thA428111301
5thA4681101
6thB54148902
7thA4571004
8thB442861111
9thB44556702
10thB46426602
11thB41124501
12thB44294401
13thM694500
14thA4233502
15thA53403
16thB41143602
17thB40652201
18thB44532300
19thA4451100
20thB40291101

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2023

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 69.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2023

CV21 and CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2023, with 54 each.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years