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Blaby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,115 road traffic collisions in Blaby from 1979 to 2025, and 17,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 269 were fatal and 1,880 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 117 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (119), and casualties rose from 164 to 166.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,115
65th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,979
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
269
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
117
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Blaby

2.1% of collisions in Blaby from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2692.1%
  • Serious1,88014%
  • Slight10,96684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3011.7%
  • Serious2,24412%
  • Slight15,43486%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. In 2025 there were 117, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 117
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025117166
2024119164
2023121174
202284103
2021110162
2020115158
2019128168
2018144200
2017144225
2016215293
2015218301
2014265347
2013235346
2012240323
2011246360
2010286392
2009276389
2008260332
2007264380
2006330439
2005337476
2004345464
2003399536
2002435607
2001392530
2000413564
1999367487
1998343468
1997346494
1996393533
1995362505
1994361461
1993324461
1992300401
1991302430
1990356473
1989328468
1988344463
1987276375
1986324449
1985344463
1984309409
1983294370
1982290389
1981311425
1980310432
1979293424

When and where crashes happen in Blaby

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,877 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,893 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,914 (15%)
  • Thursday1,959 (15%)
  • Friday2,186 (17%)
  • Saturday1,778 (14%)
  • Sunday1,508 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59450 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59274 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,691 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,142 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,196 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,098 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,330 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,075 (8.2%)
  • February946 (7.2%)
  • March984 (7.5%)
  • April937 (7.1%)
  • May1,082 (8.3%)
  • June1,069 (8.2%)
  • July1,038 (7.9%)
  • August1,133 (8.6%)
  • September1,115 (8.5%)
  • October1,188 (9.1%)
  • November1,292 (9.9%)
  • December1,256 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,173 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,714 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,121 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,111 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,834 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds183 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds177 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist132 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.2%)
  • Other371 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded218 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,793 (59%)
  • Wet or damp4,939 (38%)
  • Frost or ice254 (1.9%)
  • Snow75 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (0.1%)
  • Mud15 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,948 (38%)
  • 40 mph1,495 (11%)
  • 50 mph1,643 (13%)
  • 60 mph2,621 (20%)
  • 70 mph2,399 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,325 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway3,268 (25%)
  • Roundabout1,269 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road250 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Blaby

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,947 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist2,136 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,448 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist1,228 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant580 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)262 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant138 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant107 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant76 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5357 (2%)
  • 6 to 10562 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15983 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 203,305 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,576 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,618 (20%)
  • 36 to 452,511 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,772 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,071 (6%)
  • 66 to 75622 (3.5%)
  • Over 75370 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded232 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,702 (65%)
  • Passenger4,829 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,448 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,193 (73%)
  • Motorcycle2,083 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,348 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,328 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,260 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach241 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car146 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle104 (0.4%)
  • Minibus88 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown34 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Blaby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaby ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had the 65th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
65th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 106th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
284thThree Rivers13,30418,9631672,549
285thEast Ayrshire13,27218,4974033,591
286thGreat Yarmouth13,13117,5772172,836
287thBlaby (this area)13,11517,9792691,880
288thNorth Devon13,07617,7162352,617
289thWest Oxfordshire13,01918,5804022,817
290thHinckley and Bosworth12,80417,4662722,111

Accident hotspots in Blaby

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby, with 931 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby from 1979 to 2025: 1,227, including 28 fatal and 129 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11,2271,87628129
2ndB41141,1571,68332188
3rdA4267971,12721119
4thA477031,00819127
5thA5636939731056
6thB5825967991867
7thM695187791551
8thA5460473664130
9thA464195491058
10thA50298404448
11thB581255377548
12thB5380216290435
13thB5418206256632
14thA5096166220142
15thB4669107156212
16thA592164522
17thB406978112316
18thA51995889312
19thA5070274215
20thA5125700

Towns in Blaby

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby from 1979 to 2025: 3,568.

Postcode districts in Blaby

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby from 1979 to 2025: 3,851.

Latest crashes in Blaby

Of the latest 24 crashes in Blaby, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

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