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CV4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,033 road traffic collisions in the CV4 postcode district, Coventry, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 871 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 36% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1980
3,033
1,308th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,902
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
44 people killed
Serious collisions
871
1,048 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 36% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CV4

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal441.5%
  • Serious87129%
  • Slight2,11870%

What the data shows

  • CV4 had 368 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 505 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in CV4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 649 children under 16 were killed or injured in CV4, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in CV4.

Where CV4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,308th
Most casualties
1,353rd
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
589th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday432 (14%)
  • Tuesday450 (15%)
  • Wednesday500 (16%)
  • Thursday490 (16%)
  • Friday538 (18%)
  • Saturday350 (12%)
  • Sunday273 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,185 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit781 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,272 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway512 (17%)
  • Roundabout219 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,066 (68%)
  • 40 mph750 (25%)
  • 50 mph150 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph54 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,297 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds447 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other128 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,010 (52%)
  • Pedestrian758 (19%)
  • Cyclist523 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist395 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant50 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CV4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CV4, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CV4 peaked at 111 in 1997; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252732
20244251
20232634
20223338
20213343
20202125
20194151
20184559
20174552
20165568
20154452
20144560
20135267
20124058
20114347
20103848
20095781
20085572
20076889
20066384
20055068
20046985
20037191
200286112
20017191
200083113
199990119
199888116
1997111141
199694143
199588121
199497131
199380111
199297137
199185101
199087106
198984107
1988100120
19876994
198600
198592122
198488106
198397118
198298117
198194109
198091112

Map of recent crashes in CV4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CV4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CV4

The 24 most recent collisions in CV4 happened between 10 March and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CV4

The A45 has the most collisions in CV4, 385 of 3,033 (13%), followed by the A4023 (350).

Collisions in CV4 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45385537895
2ndA40233504378120
3rdA429204338675
4thB4101157202122

Council areas covering CV4

Collisions in CV4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Coventry has 2,965 of 3,033 (98%).

Collisions in CV4 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry2,9653,79242846
2ndWarwick5274117
3rdSolihull143418

Town in CV4

Of the 3,033 collisions in CV4, 2,755 (91%) were in Coventry.