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Blaby road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1982, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (311), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 1982
290
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
389
Down 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1982

3.8% of collisions in Blaby in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.8%
  • Serious7426%
  • Slight20571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8923%
  • Slight28974%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1982 is highlighted, with 290, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.9%)
  • February16 (5.5%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April27 (9.3%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August27 (9.3%)
  • September23 (7.9%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (57%)
  • Wet or damp115 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (46%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph65 (22%)
  • 70 mph46 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (22%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.2%)
  • 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 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (32%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (64%)
  • Passenger97 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (62%)
  • Motorcycle94 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1982.

Collisions
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1982

The B4114 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1982: 23, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4114233315
2ndA426202718
3rdA46182202
4thA5096172604
5thM1162513
6thA47152603
7thB5418121301
8thB582111421
9thA509913
10thM6981001
11thB58161203
12thB40694702
13thB53803301
14thA51100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1982

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1982: 93.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1982

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1982: 91.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1982, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years