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Blaby road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 1998, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (346), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 1998
343
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
468
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
4.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 1998

2.6% of collisions in Blaby in 1998 were fatal and 4.4% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious154.4%
  • Slight31993%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious234.9%
  • Slight43493%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 1998 is highlighted, with 343, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June32 (9.3%)
  • July22 (6.4%)
  • August20 (5.8%)
  • September33 (9.6%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (54%)
  • Wet or damp148 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (37%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 50 mph46 (13%)
  • 60 mph65 (19%)
  • 70 mph63 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (24%)
  • Roundabout37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (74%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4574 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (66%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Blaby ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1998.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 1998

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 1998: 32, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1325011
2ndB4114303821
3rdA5460243001
4thA47222914
5thA563202610
6thM69163310
7thA426131610
8thB5380131701
9thB582131500
10thB466971300
11thA505701
12thB5815600
13thA52200
14thA51992400
15thA461610

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 1998

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 1998: 91.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 1998

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 1998: 108.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Blaby road accidents in other years