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Charnwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,548 road traffic collisions in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025, and 24,495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 380 were fatal and 3,132 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 163 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (194), and casualties fell from 236 to 208.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,548
160th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,495
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
380
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
163
Down 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Charnwood

2% of collisions in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3802%
  • Serious3,13217%
  • Slight15,03681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4211.7%
  • Serious3,66415%
  • Slight20,41083%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. In 2025 there were 163, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163208
2024194236
2023150184
2022130168
2021171236
2020162217
2019168242
2018210278
2017186241
2016293387
2015303410
2014315399
2013307398
2012283357
2011310415
2010360469
2009333453
2008358458
2007363483
2006405549
2005423574
2004411573
2003460629
2002454621
2001493640
2000542717
1999484650
1998530701
1997471684
1996486621
1995482635
1994500676
1993471608
1992443623
1991457604
1990543736
1989501666
1988538666
1987505645
1986580745
1985516676
1984539729
1983519625
1982503663
1981514672
1980534677
1979485651

When and where crashes happen in Charnwood

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,521 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,773 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,711 (15%)
  • Thursday2,813 (15%)
  • Friday3,262 (18%)
  • Saturday2,500 (13%)
  • Sunday1,968 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59673 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59282 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,604 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,423 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,153 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,653 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,904 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,856 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,455 (7.8%)
  • February1,403 (7.6%)
  • March1,450 (7.8%)
  • April1,406 (7.6%)
  • May1,559 (8.4%)
  • June1,588 (8.6%)
  • July1,401 (7.6%)
  • August1,534 (8.3%)
  • September1,572 (8.5%)
  • October1,730 (9.3%)
  • November1,811 (9.8%)
  • December1,639 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,234 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,662 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,527 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown91 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,481 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,370 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds302 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds229 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist183 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds129 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.2%)
  • Other508 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded317 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,502 (62%)
  • Wet or damp6,499 (35%)
  • Frost or ice361 (1.9%)
  • Snow125 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel20 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph10,107 (54%)
  • 40 mph2,119 (11%)
  • 50 mph307 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph4,064 (22%)
  • 70 mph1,925 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,390 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,545 (14%)
  • Roundabout1,051 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road555 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Charnwood

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,832 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist3,234 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3,088 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,709 (11%)
  • Van occupant693 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant331 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)234 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant132 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant93 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.4%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5475 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10908 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151,615 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 205,122 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,411 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,296 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,077 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,196 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,493 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75941 (3.8%)
  • Over 75657 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded304 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,666 (64%)
  • Passenger5,741 (23%)
  • Pedestrian3,088 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,538 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,272 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2,784 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,755 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,138 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach391 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car260 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle205 (0.6%)
  • Minibus127 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle57 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Charnwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Charnwood

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 Charnwood ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 160th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
160th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
189thEast Staffordshire18,70925,2623332,581
190thArun18,62724,2993303,724
191stHorsham18,56725,7424803,913
192ndCharnwood (this area)18,54824,4953803,132
193rdEast Devon18,43725,6763734,304
194thRunnymede18,19525,3372292,777
195thNewport18,18824,4033033,415

Accident hotspots in Charnwood

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood, with 724 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025: 2,796, including 65 fatal and 456 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62,7963,61365456
2ndA5121,1151,51815184
3rdA461,0591,58749222
4thA60048791,04410111
5thA6078591,20219186
6thM14948731758
7thA60421539969
8thB53503624551151
9thB5328279404585
10thB676253366943
11thB5330193304449
12thB5327177236148
13thA60061482191026
14thB674140197425
15thB588139175345
16thB675127170320
17thB591121191726
18thB589103119210
19thA5088110312
20thA56308410404

Towns in Charnwood

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025: 5,696.

Postcode districts in Charnwood

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025: 6,110.

Latest crashes in Charnwood

Of the latest 24 crashes in Charnwood, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity