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Blaby road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1996, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (362), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 1996
393
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
533
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1996

1% of collisions in Blaby in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious489%
  • Slight48190%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1996 is highlighted, with 393, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (11%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February37 (9.4%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September30 (7.6%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (58%)
  • Wet or damp152 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (37%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph61 (16%)
  • 60 mph69 (18%)
  • 70 mph68 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • Roundabout51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (62%)
  • Passenger161 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1996.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1996

The A563 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1996: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563344602
2ndB4114304105
3rdM1303912
4thA5460223101
5thM69213100
6thA426192703
7thA47192212
8thB582172502
9thB5380101500
10thA5091100
11thB46695901
12thB5815902
13thA5123300
14thA462200
15thA52510
16thB40691100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1996

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1996: 100.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1996

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1996: 137.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years