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Charnwood road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2001, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (542), and casualties fell from 717.

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

Collisions in 2001
493
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
640
Down 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Charnwood in 2001 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious459.1%
  • Slight44189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious599.2%
  • Slight57390%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 493, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (18%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.1%)
  • February42 (8.5%)
  • March33 (6.7%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June34 (6.9%)
  • July44 (8.9%)
  • August36 (7.3%)
  • September38 (7.7%)
  • October48 (9.7%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December41 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other27 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (57%)
  • Wet or damp203 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (53%)
  • 40 mph64 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (18%)
  • 70 mph72 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (18%)
  • Roundabout46 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (63%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (66%)
  • Passenger139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (75%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Charnwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Charnwood ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 172nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2001

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2001, with 54 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2001: 63, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6637704
2ndA607335113
3rdA46283315
4thA512253001
5thA6004222710
6thA60182404
7thM1172700
8thB676121501
9thB53507901
10thA600661210
11thA504400
12thA56304400
13thB5894500
14thB5912400
15thA4621100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2001

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2001: 151.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2001

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2001: 155.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years