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Blaby road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2003, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (435), and casualties fell from 607.

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

Collisions in 2003
399
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
536
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2003

1% of collisions in Blaby in 2003 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious307.5%
  • Slight36591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious376.9%
  • Slight49592%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2003 is highlighted, with 399, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (20%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March42 (11%)
  • April34 (8.5%)
  • May24 (6%)
  • June33 (8.3%)
  • July34 (8.5%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September29 (7.3%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (65%)
  • Wet or damp129 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph137 (34%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph55 (14%)
  • 60 mph80 (20%)
  • 70 mph81 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (28%)
  • Roundabout61 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (24%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (69%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaby ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2003.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2003

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2003, with 73 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2003: 56, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1567602
2ndB4114425506
3rdA5460304700
4thA563284111
5thA47202804
6thA426192903
7thB582192810
8thM69172302
9thB581101200
10thB538081000
11thA507800
12thA466700
13thA51994501
14thB46694401
15thB40692200
16thB54182300

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2003

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2003: 104.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2003

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2003: 136.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2003, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years