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Blaby road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1984, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (294), and casualties rose from 370.

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

Collisions in 1984
309
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
409
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1984

3.6% of collisions in Blaby in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight23877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight32780%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1984 is highlighted, with 309, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.4%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March16 (5.2%)
  • April26 (8.4%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June27 (8.7%)
  • July26 (8.4%)
  • August25 (8.1%)
  • September23 (7.4%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (65%)
  • Wet or damp104 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (48%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (25%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.8%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (27%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20144 (35%)
  • 21 to 2560 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (67%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (60%)
  • Motorcycle106 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1984.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1984

The B4114 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1984: 23, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4114233423
2ndA426192001
3rdA47192304
4thA5096141905
5thM1142011
6thA46111201
7thA50112102
8thB5418111414
9thB58291201
10thB58171003
11thM6971702
12thB53803400
13thA50702201
14thB40692200

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1984

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1984: 93.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1984

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1984: 91.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years