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Charnwood road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1996, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (482), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 1996
486
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
621
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Charnwood in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight41585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight54087%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 486, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.6%)
  • February42 (8.6%)
  • March26 (5.3%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May39 (8%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July35 (7.2%)
  • August29 (6%)
  • September35 (7.2%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December48 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (62%)
  • Wet or damp169 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (56%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (23%)
  • 70 mph58 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (60%)
  • Pedestrian91 (15%)
  • Cyclist85 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (18%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (64%)
  • Passenger135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian91 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1996.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1996: 58, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6587217
2ndA512435308
3rdA6004253202
4thA46213712
5thA607182603
6thB5350111400
7thA60101010
8thB676101602
9thM181610
10thA505600
11thB5895711
12thA56304401
13thA60062200
14thB53242200
15thB53272201

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1996

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1996: 151.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1996

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1996: 168.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1996, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Charnwood road accidents in other years