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CV5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,285 road traffic collisions in the CV5 postcode district, Coventry, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 1,153 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1980
4,285
776th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,480
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
60 people killed
Serious collisions
1,153
1,370 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CV5

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal571.3%
  • Serious1,15327%
  • Slight3,07572%

What the data shows

  • CV5 had 465 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 738 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in CV5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 726 children under 16 were killed or injured in CV5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in CV5.

Where CV5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
776th
Most casualties
844th
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
239th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday582 (14%)
  • Tuesday637 (15%)
  • Wednesday619 (14%)
  • Thursday657 (15%)
  • Friday722 (17%)
  • Saturday626 (15%)
  • Sunday442 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,038 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,148 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,072 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway832 (19%)
  • Roundabout276 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,233 (75%)
  • 40 mph633 (15%)
  • 50 mph40 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph339 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,303 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds578 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other162 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded80 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,128 (57%)
  • Pedestrian883 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist584 (11%)
  • Cyclist544 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant117 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CV5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CV5, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CV5 peaked at 166 in 1984; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253941
20243844
20234260
20224454
20214760
20203347
20196274
20185768
20175581
20164862
20156892
20147091
20136486
20126888
20117296
20106688
20098097
20087591
200784107
200691110
200594123
200497119
2003120150
200295122
2001108140
2000127166
1999121171
1998134171
1997117150
1996105137
1995112142
1994122164
1993137167
1992116144
1991139172
1990130166
1989118154
1988125160
1987107140
198600
1985136171
1984166213
1983137170
1982151192
1981139179
1980129160

Map of recent crashes in CV5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CV5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CV5

The 24 most recent collisions in CV5 happened between 10 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CV5

The A45 has the most collisions in CV5, 519 of 4,285 (12%), followed by the A4114 (433).

Collisions in CV5 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4551970018120
2ndA41144335701120
3rdA40233494544113
4thB4107345428383
5thB41063254274105
6thA429222308250
7thB4101124158020
8thB4076303506
9thA4444602
10thB41043500

Council areas covering CV5

Collisions in CV5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Coventry has 4,265 of 4,285 (99.5%).

Collisions in CV5 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry4,2655,454561,144
2ndSolihull192318

Town in CV5

Of the 4,285 collisions in CV5, 3,314 (77%) were in Coventry.