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Charnwood road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1984, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (519), and casualties rose from 625.

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

Collisions in 1984
539
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
729
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Charnwood in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious15028%
  • Slight38171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious18626%
  • Slight53473%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 539, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (11%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.7%)
  • February47 (8.7%)
  • March47 (8.7%)
  • April43 (8%)
  • May45 (8.3%)
  • June48 (8.9%)
  • July48 (8.9%)
  • August45 (8.3%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October38 (7.1%)
  • November51 (9.5%)
  • December52 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (63%)
  • Wet or damp190 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (57%)
  • 40 mph71 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph133 (25%)
  • 70 mph27 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (20%)
  • Cyclist114 (16%)
  • Pedestrian94 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15103 (14%)
  • 16 to 20207 (28%)
  • 21 to 25115 (16%)
  • 26 to 3588 (12%)
  • 36 to 4574 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (61%)
  • Passenger193 (26%)
  • Pedestrian94 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (62%)
  • Motorcycle150 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 175th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1984: 93, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA693111121
2ndA5123547010
3rdA6073137114
4thA46274227
5thA6004273409
6thB5328215905
7thA60141904
8thB674121704
9thB675111403
10thB533091602
11thM191401
12thB6768902
13thB532771105
14thB5887901
15thB6736603
16thB53505500
17thB5915600
18thB5894702
19thB66702200
20thA501100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1984

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1984: 153.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1984

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1984: 164.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years