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Charnwood road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1979, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,548 collisions in Charnwood.

Collisions in 1979
485
Casualties in 1979
651
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Charnwood in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious16233%
  • Slight31365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious19330%
  • Slight44669%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 485.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February49 (10%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April42 (8.7%)
  • May37 (7.6%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July24 (4.9%)
  • August42 (8.7%)
  • September46 (9.5%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November41 (8.5%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (59%)
  • Wet or damp160 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Snow18 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (63%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph114 (24%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)
  • Cyclist71 (11%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20213 (33%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (12%)
  • 36 to 4548 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (63%)
  • Passenger155 (24%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (58%)
  • Motorcycle168 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Charnwood

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1979.

Collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1979: 93, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA693131136
2ndA6073643111
3rdA512273818
4thA462034110
5thB5328182707
6thB5350162316
7thB588131607
8thB5327111507
9thA60049902
10thB533071304
11thM16801
12thA6051020
13thB53515600
14thB5895601
15thB6764701
16thB6743300
17thB54012201
18thB5912201
19thA501200
20thA60061200

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1979

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1979: 153.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1979

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1979: 160.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years