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Blaby road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2021, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (115), and casualties rose from 158.

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

Collisions in 2021
110
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
162
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Blaby in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight7972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3320%
  • Slight12879%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2021 is highlighted, with 110, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 110
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (7.3%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.3%)
  • February7 (6.4%)
  • March4 (3.6%)
  • April7 (6.4%)
  • May7 (6.4%)
  • June8 (7.3%)
  • July15 (14%)
  • August7 (6.4%)
  • September17 (15%)
  • October10 (9.1%)
  • November10 (9.1%)
  • December10 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8.2%)
  • Other6 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (75%)
  • Wet or damp26 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (11%)
  • 50 mph28 (25%)
  • 60 mph12 (11%)
  • 70 mph19 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway61 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (38%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (68%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2012 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2524 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (23%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (67%)
  • Passenger41 (25%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2021.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2021

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2021, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2021: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1163504
2ndB4114121801
3rdA42691101
4thB58281113
5thA546071003
6thA476803
7thA5636702
8thB53803302
9thA52301
10thB46692300
11thB5812301
12thM692300
13thA501100

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2021

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2021: 39.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2021

LE19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2021: 40.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years