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A4170 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 collisions on the A4170 from 1979 to 2004, with 677 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 163 serious, and 6 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A4170 was on 29 October 2004.

Collisions since 1979
508
1,943rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
677
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
163
192 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
29 Oct 2004
Busiest year
1997
28 collisions

Crash severity on the A4170

On the A4170, 1.2% of collisions were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2004

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious16332%
  • Slight33967%

Where the A4170 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,943rd
Most casualties
1,970th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,278th

A4170 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4170 peaked at 28 in 1997, and none have been recorded since 2004.

Collisions and casualties on the A4170, 1979 to 2004

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20041219
20031729
20022733
20012333
20001827
19991829
19982233
19972835
19961523
19951523
19941417
19931721
19921727
19912325
19902233
19891925
19881821
19872327
19862330
19852225
19842730
19831723
19821624
19811518
19802224
19791823

When crashes happen on the A4170

Friday has the most collisions on the A4170 (87), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (143).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am9 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am56 (11%)
  • 9am to noon62 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm72 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm143 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm81 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight65 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.7%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March48 (9.4%)
  • April47 (9.3%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June41 (8.1%)
  • July32 (6.3%)
  • August33 (6.5%)
  • September49 (9.6%)
  • October48 (9.4%)
  • November47 (9.3%)
  • December47 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight344 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4170 crashes

On the A4170, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph489 (96%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other38 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (60%)
  • Wet or damp194 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (24%)
  • Roundabout52 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4170 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A4170, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (53%)
  • Pedestrian155 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car643 (73%)
  • Motorcycle82 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.9%)
  • Other22 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1567 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20147 (22%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (48%)
  • Passenger200 (30%)
  • Pedestrian155 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A4170

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A4170

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4170 crashes by council area

All 508 collisions on the A4170 were in Coventry.

Collisions on the A4170 in each area, 1979 to 2004
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry5086776163

A4170 crashes by town

Of the 508 collisions on the A4170, 467 were in the built-up area of Coventry.

Latest recorded crashes on the A4170

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A4170, from 19 April 2003 to 29 October 2004.

Severity