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Charnwood road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1990, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (501), and casualties rose from 666.

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

Collisions in 1990
543
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
736
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Charnwood in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight45884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious8912%
  • Slight63787%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 543, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (17%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (10%)
  • February51 (9.4%)
  • March32 (5.9%)
  • April47 (8.7%)
  • May49 (9%)
  • June50 (9.2%)
  • July33 (6.1%)
  • August50 (9.2%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October41 (7.6%)
  • November49 (9%)
  • December41 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (62%)
  • Wet or damp196 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (54%)
  • 40 mph57 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (29%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (57%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (12%)
  • Cyclist75 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5%)
  • 11 to 1568 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20163 (22%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (57%)
  • Passenger223 (30%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (70%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1990.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1990: 83, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA683103210
2ndA512448506
3rdA607334407
4thA46222713
5thB5350202222
6thA6004171800
7thB5327172803
8thB674162201
9thM1152602
10thA60131301
11thB5330132612
12thB5328111502
13thB588111201
14thB66707802
15thB59161602
16thB6736700
17thB6756801
18thB6766700
19thA600641011
20thB5894400

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1990

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1990: 164.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1990

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1990: 180.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1990, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Charnwood road accidents in other years