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Blaby road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1980, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (293), and casualties rose from 424.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,115 collisions in Blaby.

Collisions in 1980
310
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
432
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Blaby in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.9%
  • Serious9029%
  • Slight20867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious11727%
  • Slight29969%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1980 is highlighted, with 310, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February17 (5.5%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April16 (5.2%)
  • May29 (9.4%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July26 (8.4%)
  • August30 (9.7%)
  • September20 (6.5%)
  • October25 (8.1%)
  • November43 (14%)
  • December30 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (56%)
  • Wet or damp130 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (47%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph75 (24%)
  • 70 mph50 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 20131 (30%)
  • 21 to 2567 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (63%)
  • Motorcycle104 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1980.

Collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1980

The A46 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1980: 26, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46263416
2ndA5096243207
3rdB4114233219
4thA426204238
5thB5418192113
6thA47162515
7thM1132503
8thA50101314
9thB58291212
10thB538071303
11thB58171202
12thM697910
13thB40696603

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1980

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1980: 95.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1980

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1980: 98.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1980.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years