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Blaby road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2002, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2001 (392), and casualties rose from 530.

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

Collisions in 2002
435
Up 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
607
Up 15% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2002

1.8% of collisions in Blaby in 2002 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious409.2%
  • Slight38789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious477.7%
  • Slight55191%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2002 is highlighted, with 435, up 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (18%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.7%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March30 (6.9%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June30 (6.9%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September32 (7.4%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December52 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (55%)
  • Wet or damp183 (42%)
  • Mud5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph137 (31%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph50 (11%)
  • 60 mph88 (20%)
  • 70 mph116 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (30%)
  • Roundabout68 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (14%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (24%)
  • 36 to 45107 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (69%)
  • Passenger161 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Blaby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaby ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2002.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2002

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2002, with 88 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2002: 68, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16810813
2ndA5460334802
3rdA426314505
4thB582303501
5thM69303911
6thA563294201
7thB4114243614
8thA47192913
9thB5380101102
10thB58181201
11thA464600
12thA504400
13thB46694701
14thA51993611
15thA51100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2002

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2002: 102.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2002

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2002: 163.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years