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Blaby road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2008, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (264), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2008
260
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
332
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2008

1.5% of collisions in Blaby in 2008 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious186.9%
  • Slight23892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious195.7%
  • Slight30993%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2008 is highlighted, with 260, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 260
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.6%)
  • February25 (9.6%)
  • March17 (6.5%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May17 (6.5%)
  • June34 (13%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August10 (3.8%)
  • September12 (4.6%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December17 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (8.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (65%)
  • Wet or damp84 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph97 (37%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph41 (16%)
  • 60 mph46 (18%)
  • 70 mph46 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (32%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2058 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3576 (23%)
  • 36 to 4556 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (73%)
  • Passenger67 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2008.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2008

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2008, with 47 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2008: 26, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1263521
2ndB4114253404
3rdA563242701
4thA426162310
5thB582141800
6thA47121602
7thM69121500
8thA5460101400
9thB46695601
10thB5815700
11thA464400
12thA53300
13thA502200
14thA4701200
15thA51991101
16thB53801100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2008

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2008: 63.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2008

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2008: 92.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years