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Coventry road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 34,399 road traffic collisions in Coventry from 1979 to 2025, and 43,647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 380 were fatal and 8,718 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 361 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (338).

Collisions since 1979
34,399
39th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
43,647
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
380
394 people killed
Serious collisions
8,718
10,085 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
361
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
429
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Coventry

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3801.1%
  • Serious8,71825%
  • Slight25,30174%

What the data shows

  • Coventry had 4,467 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 6,348 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Coventry were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 7,618 children under 16 were killed or injured in Coventry, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Coventry.

Where Coventry ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
39th
Most casualties
36th
Most fatal collisions
21st
Most serious collisions
12th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,922 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,008 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,993 (15%)
  • Thursday5,188 (15%)
  • Friday5,846 (17%)
  • Saturday4,930 (14%)
  • Sunday3,512 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24,528 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,443 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown208 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,290 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway4,966 (14%)
  • Roundabout2,229 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road831 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded83 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph12 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph236 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph29,339 (85%)
  • 40 mph4,019 (12%)
  • 50 mph382 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph276 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph135 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26,720 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,527 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds420 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds295 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist182 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds144 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.1%)
  • Other1,329 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded763 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant22,046 (51%)
  • Pedestrian10,136 (23%)
  • Cyclist4,375 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist4,052 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,330 (3%)
  • Van occupant672 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant633 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant136 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)113 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant72 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Coventry peaked at 1,076 in 2000; 2025 had 361.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 361
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025361429
2024338401
2023349446
2022377479
2021390484
2020359476
2019517669
2018553710
2017600764
2016623795
2015630833
2014543732
2013530660
2012544749
2011568779
2010538716
2009633836
2008746974
20078001,050
20068161,059
20058311,072
20048521,060
20039691,215
20021,0371,346
20011,0281,342
20001,0761,420
19999831,305
19981,0171,333
19971,0051,314
19968281,066
19958251,066
19948421,045
19938801,123
19928661,069
19918631,061
19909371,172
19899641,185
19889281,108
19877971,005
1986711
19859821,180
19841,0511,266
19839951,207
19821,0041,194
19819551,166
19801,0581,271
197944

Map of recent crashes in Coventry

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Coventry

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Coventry

The 24 most recent collisions in Coventry happened between 12 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Coventry

The A444 has the most collisions in Coventry, 1,967 of 34,399 (5.7%), followed by the B4109 (1,515).

Collisions in Coventry on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4441,9672,62532465
2ndB41091,5151,98014353
3rdA46001,4291,90415288
4thA4281,0701,36711280
5thA40531,0241,36513222
6thA459371,28323234
7thA40829231,20122294
8thA40238811,11816284
9thB41137299907113
10thB44546748005211
11thA41146508648144
12thB41076337953170
13thA466318059258
14thB41106098115162
15thA41704676246148
16thB4101417538171
17thA4233484396119
18thB4106315413497
19thB4098311456666
20thB4082308394250
21stA429300400261
22ndB4544139164118
23rdB4118130187015
24thM668101218
25thA4275069014
26thB4119283208
27thB4428142502
28thB4027101202
29thB40768800

Council areas covering Coventry

Collisions in Coventry were recorded in 5 council areas. Coventry has 34,198 of 34,399 (99%).

Collisions in Coventry by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCoventry34,19843,3753758,670
2ndRugby116165229
3rdWarwick4656210
4thNuneaton and Bedworth304118
5thNorth Warwickshire5500

Postcode districts in Coventry

Collisions in Coventry were recorded in 8 postcode districts, led by CV6 (9,921) and CV1 (7,128).