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Charnwood road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1980, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1979 (485), and casualties rose from 651.

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

Collisions in 1980
534
Up 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
677
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Charnwood in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious15830%
  • Slight36468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious18027%
  • Slight48572%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 534, up 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday93 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday101 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.1%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March37 (6.9%)
  • April44 (8.2%)
  • May48 (9%)
  • June49 (9.2%)
  • July48 (9%)
  • August51 (9.6%)
  • September42 (7.9%)
  • October38 (7.1%)
  • November50 (9.4%)
  • December49 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (69%)
  • Wet or damp154 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (64%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (25%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (29%)
  • Pedestrian109 (16%)
  • Cyclist81 (12%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20222 (33%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (65%)
  • Passenger130 (19%)
  • Pedestrian109 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (56%)
  • Motorcycle210 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 174th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1980: 77, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA677101315
2ndA5123236012
3rdA6073042012
4thA46202608
5thB5328192409
6thB674182613
7thB5350132023
8thB5327121501
9thB5330121622
10thA6004111302
11thB591101204
12thB675101302
13thA609904
14thM181304
15thB5887702
16thB53516601
17thA600651000
18thB5894400
19thB6764501
20thB66703303

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1980

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1980: 157.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1980

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1980: 163.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1980, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years