Skip to main content
CrashStats

CV21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,739 road traffic collisions in the CV21 postcode district, Rugby, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 1,006 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 60 collisions, up 25% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1979
4,739
636th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,773
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
54 people killed
Serious collisions
1,006
1,116 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
60
Up 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Up 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CV21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal521.1%
  • Serious1,00621%
  • Slight3,68178%

What the data shows

  • CV21 had 605 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 890 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CV21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 769 children under 16 were killed or injured in CV21, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CV21.

Where CV21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
636th
Most casualties
759th
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
388th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday668 (14%)
  • Tuesday686 (14%)
  • Wednesday672 (14%)
  • Thursday726 (15%)
  • Friday902 (19%)
  • Saturday612 (13%)
  • Sunday473 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,343 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,270 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,838 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway426 (9%)
  • Roundabout375 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph217 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph3,807 (80%)
  • 40 mph302 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph263 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph133 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,915 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds554 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1%)
  • Fog or mist34 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other79 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,669 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,035 (18%)
  • Cyclist907 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist892 (15%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CV21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CV21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CV21 peaked at 189 in 1990; 2025 had 60.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 60
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256069
20244857
20235469
20226080
20214250
20204560
20196680
20186481
20177791
201689114
2015104123
2014108131
20137185
201285103
20116276
20106783
200998124
200886100
2007103126
2006106134
2005111140
2004100120
200389118
200287110
2001119146
2000121149
1999118136
1998122144
199794119
1996125147
1995114136
1994144169
1993114129
1992125148
1991130169
1990189254
1989125143
1988146177
1987118144
1986105132
1985118133
1984119145
198395117
1982127162
1981113135
1980148164
1979128151

Map of recent crashes in CV21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CV21

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CV21

The 24 most recent collisions in CV21 happened between 4 September and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CV21

The A426 has the most collisions in CV21, 1,151 of 4,739 (24%), followed by the A428 (564).

Collisions in CV21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4261,1511,36910205
2ndA4285647456138
3rdB5414226263145
4thB4112177225648
5thM665106220
6thA4071364927
7thB4038294129

Council areas covering CV21

Collisions in CV21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Rugby has 4,730 of 4,739 (99.8%).

Collisions in CV21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRugby4,7305,761511,002
2ndWest Northamptonshire7914

Town in CV21

Of the 4,739 collisions in CV21, 4,024 (85%) were in Rugby.