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CV2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,199 road traffic collisions in the CV2 postcode district, Coventry, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 93 were fatal and 1,829 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 92 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1979
7,199
169th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,417
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
93
99 people killed
Serious collisions
1,829
2,151 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
92
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
117
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CV2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal931.3%
  • Serious1,82925%
  • Slight5,27773%

What the data shows

  • CV2 had 1,006 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 1,397 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in CV2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,737 children under 16 were killed or injured in CV2, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CV2.

Where CV2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
169th
Most casualties
172nd
Most fatal collisions
349th
Most serious collisions
36th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,001 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,027 (14%)
  • Wednesday994 (14%)
  • Thursday1,119 (16%)
  • Friday1,235 (17%)
  • Saturday1,052 (15%)
  • Sunday771 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,136 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,904 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,938 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway1,559 (22%)
  • Roundabout508 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road186 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,249 (73%)
  • 40 mph1,028 (14%)
  • 50 mph87 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph240 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph559 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,650 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds906 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other274 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded160 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,269 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,844 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist817 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist811 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant245 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant176 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant90 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)76 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant41 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CV2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CV2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CV2 peaked at 261 in 2001; 2025 had 92.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 92
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592117
20247492
202378109
202282113
20218397
202097120
2019108150
2018127174
2017127175
2016138190
2015128182
2014107163
2013104131
2012119163
2011126180
2010128160
2009157207
2008172243
2007172236
2006184243
2005197256
2004175222
2003206264
2002227314
2001261338
2000246338
1999211282
1998230311
1997203272
1996175235
1995185239
1994176217
1993194253
1992187232
1991165211
1990173208
1989185232
1988172211
1987147200
198689
1985150185
1984188228
1983196248
1982157188
1981175221
1980197244
19791014

Map of recent crashes in CV2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CV2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CV2

The 24 most recent collisions in CV2 happened between 7 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CV2

The A4600 has the most collisions in CV2, 1,203 of 7,199 (17%), followed by the A46 (602).

Collisions in CV2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46001,2031,59312249
2ndA4660277810222
3rdA408238650410122
4thM63315351071
5thB4109221289863
6thA428216307357
7thB4082198256135
8thM69146205019
9thB4110138196237
10thA44410215027
11thB40292836110
12thB4065202100

Council areas covering CV2

Collisions in CV2 were recorded in 3 council areas. Coventry has 6,477 of 7,199 (90%).

Collisions in CV2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry6,4778,368791,698
2ndRugby67097310114
3rdNuneaton and Bedworth5276417

Town in CV2

Of the 7,199 collisions in CV2, 6,030 (84%) were in Coventry.