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Blaby road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 84 road traffic collisions in Blaby in 2022, and 103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2021 (110), and casualties fell from 162.

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

Collisions in 2022
84
Down 24% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
103
Down 36% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaby in 2022

3.6% of collisions in Blaby in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 14% in Blaby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.6%
  • Serious1518%
  • Slight6679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight8381%

Blaby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 435 in 2002. 2022 is highlighted, with 84, down 24% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 84
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (17%)
  • Wednesday12 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday12 (14%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.3%)
  • February8 (9.5%)
  • March5 (6%)
  • April8 (9.5%)
  • May2 (2.4%)
  • June10 (12%)
  • July7 (8.3%)
  • August6 (7.1%)
  • September3 (3.6%)
  • October14 (17%)
  • November8 (9.5%)
  • December6 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (19%)
  • Other4 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (60%)
  • Wet or damp33 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (43%)
  • 40 mph9 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (24%)
  • 60 mph9 (11%)
  • 70 mph10 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway55 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (25%)
  • Roundabout8 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaby in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant65 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (12%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)
  • Cyclist10 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2012 (12%)
  • 21 to 2512 (12%)
  • 26 to 3516 (16%)
  • 36 to 4519 (18%)
  • 46 to 5510 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.8%)
  • Over 753 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (72%)
  • Passenger18 (17%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car117 (72%)
  • Motorcycle14 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaby in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaby had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2022.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaby in 2022

Enderby, Blaby, LE19 1SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaby in 2022, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Blaby with the most crashes in 2022

The A426 had the most collisions in Blaby in 2022: 10, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaby, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA426101304
2ndA56381301
3rdB41147711
4thM17901
5thA475601
6thA51993301
7thB53803300
8thB5813402
9thA52301
10thA501100
11thA54601200
12thB46691100
13thB5821100
14thM691200

Towns in Blaby: crashes in 2022

Leicester had the most collisions of any town in Blaby in 2022: 23.

Postcode districts in Blaby: crashes in 2022

LE3 and LE9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaby in 2022, with 22 each.

Latest crashes in Blaby in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaby in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2022.

Severity

Blaby road accidents in other years