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Charnwood road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1991, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1990 (543), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 1991
457
Down 16% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
604
Down 18% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1991

2.8% of collisions in Charnwood in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight35878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious10117%
  • Slight48981%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 457, down 16% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March42 (9.2%)
  • April40 (8.8%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July28 (6.1%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October31 (6.8%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other26 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (61%)
  • Wet or damp157 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (56%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 60 mph115 (25%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (53%)
  • Pedestrian86 (14%)
  • Cyclist74 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (12%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20141 (23%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (58%)
  • Passenger167 (28%)
  • Pedestrian86 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (66%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1991.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1991: 87, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA687104414
2ndA512313802
3rdA607283905
4thA6004202002
5thB5330152704
6thB5350152204
7thA46142606
8thA60111414
9thB6670101301
10thB676101402
11thB532791000
12thM192520
13thB532881311
14thB5886802
15thB67461002
16thA60065601
17thB5915620
18thB5893300
19thB6733610
20thB6753300

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1991

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1991: 148.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1991

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1991: 159.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years