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Charnwood road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1986, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1985 (516), and casualties rose from 676.

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

Collisions in 1986
580
Up 12% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
745
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1986

2.6% of collisions in Charnwood in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious11921%
  • Slight44677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious13618%
  • Slight58979%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 580, up 12% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (10%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday125 (22%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.2%)
  • February47 (8.1%)
  • March36 (6.2%)
  • April35 (6%)
  • May56 (9.7%)
  • June56 (9.7%)
  • July39 (6.7%)
  • August35 (6%)
  • September50 (8.6%)
  • October70 (12%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December49 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (61%)
  • Wet or damp212 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph328 (57%)
  • 40 mph74 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph131 (23%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)
  • Cyclist74 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20217 (29%)
  • 21 to 25128 (17%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5543 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (61%)
  • Passenger182 (24%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (66%)
  • Motorcycle162 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 157th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1986: 113, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6113147220
2ndA5123947011
3rdB53283549011
4thA46314537
5thA607314329
6thB5350212203
7thA6004202204
8thB5327192406
9thB5330131602
10thM1121910
11thB674111601
12thA608900
13thB53518803
14thB5918901
15thB5887711
16thA60065610
17thB5895500
18thB6734500
19thB6754600
20thB6764503

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1986

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1986: 150.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1986

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1986: 160.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1986, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years