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Blaby road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1986, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (344), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 1986
324
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
449
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1986

4.6% of collisions in Blaby in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.6%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight24676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight34878%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1986 is highlighted, with 324, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (8.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.3%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July26 (8%)
  • August16 (4.9%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (57%)
  • Wet or damp129 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (45%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph79 (24%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (20%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (26%)
  • 21 to 2578 (17%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (63%)
  • Passenger117 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (67%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Blaby

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  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1986.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1986

The A47 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1986: 29, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47294546
2ndA46283925
3rdB4114243634
4thA5096151805
5thM1152313
6thA426121313
7thM69111812
8thB581101401
9thA5091002
10thB541891503
11thB5827800
12thA5635600
13thB40694811
14thB53803302
15thA51200

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1986

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1986: 82.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1986

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1986: 92.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1986, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years