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Charnwood road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1998, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1997 (471), and casualties rose from 684.

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

Collisions in 1998
530
Up 13% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
701
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Charnwood in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight45886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight61387%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 530, up 13% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March44 (8.3%)
  • April44 (8.3%)
  • May42 (7.9%)
  • June47 (8.9%)
  • July41 (7.7%)
  • August40 (7.5%)
  • September45 (8.5%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November45 (8.5%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (55%)
  • Wet or damp229 (43%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (53%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (21%)
  • 70 mph88 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (63%)
  • Pedestrian95 (14%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20105 (15%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (65%)
  • Passenger150 (21%)
  • Pedestrian95 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Charnwood ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 161st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1998: 84, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA684106211
2ndA512396415
3rdA46385425
4thA6004313304
5thA607223814
6thM1203501
7thA60132102
8thB67651001
9thA503301
10thA60063501
11thB53243801
12thB53503310
13thB5893300
14thA56302300

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1998

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1998: 175.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1998

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1998: 191.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1998, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years