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Blaby road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1997, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1996 (393), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 1997
346
Down 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
494
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Blaby in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight30989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious408.1%
  • Slight45291%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1997 is highlighted, with 346, down 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.4%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March33 (9.5%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May33 (9.5%)
  • June34 (9.8%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September26 (7.5%)
  • October30 (8.7%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other23 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (57%)
  • Wet or damp148 (43%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (36%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph42 (12%)
  • 60 mph56 (16%)
  • 70 mph83 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (26%)
  • Roundabout35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (72%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (22%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (62%)
  • Passenger151 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1997.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1997: 45, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1456502
2ndA5460263402
3rdA47203600
4thA563193401
5thB4114182704
6thA426152501
7thM69152013
8thB5380121801
9thA50101401
10thB582101200
11thB46696810
12thB5815700
13thA53302
14thA462300

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1997

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1997: 97.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1997

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1997: 104.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years