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CV1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,174 road traffic collisions in the CV1 postcode district, Coventry, from 1980 to 2025, and 8,844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 1,600 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, up 32% on 2024 (62).

Collisions since 1980
7,174
172nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,844
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
63 people killed
Serious collisions
1,600
1,816 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
82
Up 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
94
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CV1

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal570.8%
  • Serious1,60022%
  • Slight5,51777%

What the data shows

  • CV1 had 829 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 1,298 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in CV1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,160 children under 16 were killed or injured in CV1, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in CV1.

Where CV1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
172nd
Most casualties
223rd
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
65th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,033 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,029 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,065 (15%)
  • Thursday1,015 (14%)
  • Friday1,280 (18%)
  • Saturday1,105 (15%)
  • Sunday647 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,126 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,966 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,508 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway1,367 (19%)
  • Roundabout673 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road584 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph112 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph6,004 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,043 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,541 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds994 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds86 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds62 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other269 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded165 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,793 (43%)
  • Pedestrian2,544 (29%)
  • Cyclist844 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist705 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant559 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant213 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant122 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CV1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CV1, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CV1 peaked at 267 in 1980; 2025 had 82.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258294
20246274
20236068
20227187
20216985
20206388
201999137
2018105120
2017112132
2016106123
2015126160
201498123
2013111138
2012104139
2011101142
2010113153
2009121161
2008175222
2007176210
2006173220
2005172216
2004153191
2003195248
2002210263
2001212271
2000224283
1999200262
1998204258
1997189253
1996176219
1995146176
1994156190
1993177216
1992176208
1991178222
1990230284
1989219252
1988215243
1987178208
198600
1985237280
1984248295
1983221256
1982236275
1981228285
1980267314

Map of recent crashes in CV1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CV1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CV1

The 24 most recent collisions in CV1 happened between 24 September and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CV1

The A4053 has the most collisions in CV1, 1,021 of 7,174 (14%), followed by the B4454 (674).

Collisions in CV1 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40531,0211,36113222
2ndB44546748005211
3rdA444359486577
4thB4109356435288
5thB4110250308162
6thA4600226295331
7thA4114202249331
8thA4023190241456
9thB4113176233029
10thB4544139164118
11thB4101137179029
12thA46121146043
13thA428108120023
14thA417092116124
15thA42391143333
16thB40985567010
17thA429283502
18thB410691200
19thB41197702
20thA4276704

Council area for CV1

CV1 is in Coventry, where police recorded 40,212 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CV1 accounts for 18% of them.

Town in CV1

Of the 7,174 collisions in CV1, 7,128 (99%) were in Coventry.