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Blaby road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2017, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2016 (215), and casualties fell from 293.

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

Collisions in 2017
144
Down 33% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
225
Down 23% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2017

2.1% of collisions in Blaby in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight11882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19386%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2017 is highlighted, with 144, down 33% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (7.6%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.3%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March7 (4.9%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May11 (7.6%)
  • June12 (8.3%)
  • July11 (7.6%)
  • August13 (9%)
  • September10 (6.9%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December9 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (65%)
  • Wet or damp48 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (35%)
  • 40 mph27 (19%)
  • 50 mph19 (13%)
  • 60 mph27 (19%)
  • 70 mph20 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (31%)
  • Roundabout17 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (27%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2017.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2017

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2017, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2017

The B4114 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2017: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4114223902
2ndA426122000
3rdA47121802
4thM69112120
5thB582101504
6thM171102
7thA56361110
8thA464700
9thA54604501
10thA502200
11thB53802200
12thB46691200

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2017

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2017: 30.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2017

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2017: 56.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years