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Charnwood road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2000, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1999 (484), and casualties rose from 650.

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

Collisions in 2000
542
Up 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
717
Up 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Charnwood in 2000 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious478.7%
  • Slight48690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious598.2%
  • Slight64790%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 542, up 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (17%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.8%)
  • February40 (7.4%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April38 (7%)
  • May38 (7%)
  • June41 (7.6%)
  • July43 (7.9%)
  • August53 (9.8%)
  • September38 (7%)
  • October46 (8.5%)
  • November47 (8.7%)
  • December65 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (50%)
  • Wet or damp255 (47%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (48%)
  • 40 mph63 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph115 (21%)
  • 70 mph99 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (65%)
  • Cyclist72 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20111 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35187 (26%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (70%)
  • Passenger150 (21%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 146th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2000: 72, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6729805
2ndA46385926
3rdA512324205
4thM1304504
5thA607294423
6thA6004283302
7thA60101101
8thB67681111
9thB535071000
10thA504400
11thA56304800
12thA60064500
13thB53242300
14thB5912200
15thA54601100
16thA641100
17thB6751200

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2000

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2000: 162.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2000

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2000: 183.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years