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Charnwood road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1997, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (486), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1997
471
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
684
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Charnwood in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight40386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight59988%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 471, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (17%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.2%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April41 (8.7%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June46 (9.8%)
  • July25 (5.3%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (20%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (58%)
  • Wet or damp190 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (55%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (24%)
  • 70 mph49 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (62%)
  • Cyclist72 (11%)
  • Pedestrian71 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1053 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20146 (21%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (57%)
  • Passenger226 (33%)
  • Pedestrian71 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1997.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1997: 61, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66193310
2ndA512456205
3rdA6004273403
4thA46213104
5thA607131701
6thA60111203
7thM194704
8thB535081201
9thA56306701
10thB67661110
11thA60065701
12thB53242300
13thB5892400
14thA501100
15thB5811200
16thB5911100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1997

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1997: 177.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1997

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1997: 190.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1997, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years