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Charnwood road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2003, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (454), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 2003
460
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
629
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2003

2% of collisions in Charnwood in 2003 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious439.3%
  • Slight40889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious518.1%
  • Slight56890%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 460, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.2%)
  • February46 (10%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April41 (8.9%)
  • May30 (6.5%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August40 (8.7%)
  • September37 (8%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December40 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (63%)
  • Wet or damp155 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (50%)
  • 40 mph65 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph88 (19%)
  • 70 mph69 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout58 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (66%)
  • Passenger160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 168th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2003

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2003, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2003

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2003: 64, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6648317
2ndA512436513
3rdA6004263302
4thA46233404
5thM1213612
6thA60121702
7thA607121702
8thA56306700
9thB53506900
10thB67661011
11thA503400
12thA51252210
13thB53242201
14thA60061100
15thB5891200
16thB5911210
17thB6671100
18thB6741100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2003

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2003: 135.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2003

LE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2003: 153.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years