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Rugby road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Rugby in 2024, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2023 (184), and casualties rose from 244.

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

Collisions in 2024
225
Up 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
310
Up 27% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rugby in 2024

3.6% of collisions in Rugby in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Rugby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight16573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight24579%

Rugby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 545 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 225, up 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.6%)
  • February17 (7.6%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May12 (5.3%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August19 (8.4%)
  • September20 (8.9%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December22 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (70%)
  • Wet or damp64 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph83 (37%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph56 (25%)
  • 60 mph30 (13%)
  • 70 mph31 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (23%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rugby in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (75%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (22%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.8%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (65%)
  • Passenger79 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rugby in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rugby had the 161st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rugby in 2024

Benn, Rugby, CV21 3PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rugby in 2024, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rugby with the most crashes in 2024

The A426 had the most collisions in Rugby in 2024: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rugby, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426263705
2ndA428202505
3rdM6203008
4thA45172305
5thA46121812
6thB442881504
7thA40716801
8thB44536621
9thB41145811
10thA54900
11thB44554600
12thB46424501
13thM694500
14thA4453500
15thB44293511
16thB54143300
17thM453302
18thB40292301
19thB41092500
20thB41122201

Towns in Rugby: crashes in 2024

Rugby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 70.

Postcode districts in Rugby: crashes in 2024

CV23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rugby in 2024: 74.

Latest crashes in Rugby in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Rugby in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Rugby road accidents in other years