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Blaby road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2018, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017, and casualties fell from 225.

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

Collisions in 2018
144
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
200
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Blaby in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight17487%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2018 is highlighted, with 144, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 144
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (8.3%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.3%)
  • February14 (9.7%)
  • March5 (3.5%)
  • April6 (4.2%)
  • May20 (14%)
  • June14 (9.7%)
  • July6 (4.2%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September18 (13%)
  • October9 (6.3%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (68%)
  • Wet or damp35 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (35%)
  • 40 mph21 (15%)
  • 50 mph23 (16%)
  • 60 mph33 (23%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (26%)
  • Roundabout15 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (74%)
  • Cyclist16 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (17%)
  • 26 to 3540 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.5%)
  • Over 754 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (72%)
  • Passenger48 (24%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2018.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2018

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2018, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2018

The A47 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2018: 16, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47162202
2ndB4114142403
3rdA56381400
4thA54607901
5thM171002
6thM6971001
7thA4265702
8thB5815602
9thB5825600
10thA51993401
11thB46693700
12thB53803300
13thA462201
14thA5821100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2018

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2018: 33.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2018

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2018: 43.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2018, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2018.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years