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CV6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,254 road traffic collisions in the CV6 postcode district, Coventry, from 1979 to 2025, and 13,292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 116 were fatal and 2,562 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 107 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (105).

Collisions since 1979
10,254
47th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
13,292
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
116
119 people killed
Serious collisions
2,562
2,977 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
107
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
127
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CV6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1161.1%
  • Serious2,56225%
  • Slight7,57674%

What the data shows

  • CV6 had 1,482 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 2,027 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in CV6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,566 children under 16 were killed or injured in CV6, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CV6.

Where CV6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
47th
Most casualties
45th
Most fatal collisions
193rd
Most serious collisions
7th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,553 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,498 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,483 (14%)
  • Thursday1,517 (15%)
  • Friday1,622 (16%)
  • Saturday1,412 (14%)
  • Sunday1,169 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,235 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,881 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown67 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,802 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway779 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout594 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph9,672 (94%)
  • 40 mph184 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph252 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph57 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,967 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,319 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds122 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds57 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist43 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other413 (4%)
  • Not recorded244 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,149 (54%)
  • Pedestrian2,936 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,266 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist1,176 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant223 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant205 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant204 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CV6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CV6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CV6 peaked at 341 in 2002; 2025 had 107.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 107
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025107127
2024105132
2023115152
2022120154
2021134170
2020112162
2019163221
2018185254
2017204256
2016237302
2015208282
2014184257
2013160192
2012172248
2011183263
2010187262
2009187252
2008231295
2007250347
2006265342
2005286385
2004291369
2003312385
2002341443
2001319421
2000317422
1999288378
1998302403
1997283367
1996226303
1995233319
1994223273
1993235311
1992250326
1991234273
1990256339
1989274347
1988250304
1987221284
1986514
1985263325
1984299362
1983252319
1982281333
1981241304
1980261311
197922

Map of recent crashes in CV6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CV6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CV6

The 24 most recent collisions in CV6 happened between 23 October and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CV6

The A444 has the most collisions in CV6, 1,375 of 10,254 (13%), followed by the B4109 (1,023).

Collisions in CV6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4441,3751,82722337
2ndB41091,0231,37010223
3rdB4113488667777
4thA41703755085124
5thB4107299379090
6thB4098212308643
7thA4082171227253
8thA4114165238425
9thB4118130187015
10thB408288110112
11thM64171212
12thB4119212506

Council areas covering CV6

Collisions in CV6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Coventry has 10,123 of 10,254 (99%).

Collisions in CV6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry10,12313,1091152,540
2ndNuneaton and Bedworth129180122

Towns in CV6

Collisions in CV6 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Coventry (9,921) and Ash Green, Nuneaton and Bedworth (14).