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Blaby road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2016, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (218), and casualties fell from 301.

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

Collisions in 2016
215
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
293
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2016

1.9% of collisions in Blaby in 2016 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious219.8%
  • Slight19088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious248.2%
  • Slight26590%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2016 is highlighted, with 215, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 215
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April10 (4.7%)
  • May17 (7.9%)
  • June16 (7.4%)
  • July19 (8.8%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September28 (13%)
  • October21 (9.8%)
  • November17 (7.9%)
  • December16 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (71%)
  • Wet or damp58 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (37%)
  • 40 mph33 (15%)
  • 50 mph30 (14%)
  • 60 mph27 (13%)
  • 70 mph46 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (32%)
  • Roundabout26 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (76%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (17%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (72%)
  • Passenger67 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2016.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2016

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2016, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2016

The B4114 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2016: 27, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4114273812
2ndM1244206
3rdA426161711
4thM69162221
5thA563111502
6thA5460101702
7thB582101301
8thA4791602
9thA54601
10thA51994400
11thB53804400
12thA463400
13thA503301
14thB5812200
15thB46691100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2016

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2016: 64.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2016

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2016: 76.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years