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Charnwood road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 1999, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (530), and casualties fell from 701.

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

Collisions in 1999
484
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
650
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 1999

2.3% of collisions in Charnwood in 1999 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious459.3%
  • Slight42888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious507.7%
  • Slight58991%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 484, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.6%)
  • February39 (8.1%)
  • March37 (7.6%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May35 (7.2%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August48 (9.9%)
  • September33 (6.8%)
  • October43 (8.9%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (55%)
  • Wet or damp196 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (51%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (24%)
  • 70 mph81 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (61%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (18%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (23%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 175th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 1999: 77, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA677100212
2ndA512324201
3rdA607264113
4thA6004232902
5thM1234501
6thA46222913
7thA60152401
8thB6766801
9thA600651122
10thA56304500
11thB53503500
12thB53242401
13thB5912300
14thA501200
15thB5891100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 1999

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 1999: 160.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 1999

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 1999: 166.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years