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Charnwood road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2002, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (493), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2002
454
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
621
Down 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2002

0.4% of collisions in Charnwood in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight40389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious599.5%
  • Slight56090%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 454, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February38 (8.4%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April39 (8.6%)
  • May34 (7.5%)
  • June25 (5.5%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September27 (5.9%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (54%)
  • Wet or damp202 (44%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph206 (45%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (22%)
  • 70 mph97 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (23%)
  • Roundabout41 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (67%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5586 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (66%)
  • Passenger149 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Charnwood ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2002.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2002

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2002, with 43 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2002

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2002: 70, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6709017
2ndA46426908
3rdM1345201
4thA607294005
5thA512212602
6thA6004202302
7thA60121402
8thA600681711
9thB53507700
10thA56303301
11thB6763400
12thA451100
13thA501100
14thB5891100
15thB5911100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2002

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2002: 131.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2002

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2002: 143.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years