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Blaby road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2020, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2019 (128), and casualties fell from 168.

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

Collisions in 2020
115
Down 10% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
158
Down 6% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2020

3.5% of collisions in Blaby in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious2320%
  • Slight8877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight12982%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2020 is highlighted, with 115, down 10% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 115
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (13%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (18%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.6%)
  • February21 (18%)
  • March9 (7.8%)
  • April5 (4.3%)
  • May4 (3.5%)
  • June10 (8.7%)
  • July10 (8.7%)
  • August11 (9.6%)
  • September5 (4.3%)
  • October7 (6.1%)
  • November11 (9.6%)
  • December11 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (62%)
  • Wet or damp40 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (31%)
  • 40 mph22 (19%)
  • 50 mph22 (19%)
  • 60 mph22 (19%)
  • 70 mph13 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (28%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (62%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (15%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (68%)
  • Passenger33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (13%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaby ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2020.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2020

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2020, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2020

The A47 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2020: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47142211
2ndA426132203
3rdB4114131713
4thA5460111402
5thM1101911
6thA5634400
7thB5824501
8thM692200
9thA461100
10thA501100
11thA51991100
12thB46691101
13thB53801200
14thB5811200

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2020

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2020: 36.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2020

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2020: 33.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years