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Charnwood road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2004, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2003 (460), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2004
411
Down 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
573
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Charnwood in 2004 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious399.5%
  • Slight36589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious447.7%
  • Slight52191%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 411, down 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.8%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May27 (6.6%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July35 (8.5%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November32 (7.8%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (62%)
  • Wet or damp148 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph198 (48%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph90 (22%)
  • 70 mph63 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (65%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (18%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (68%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Charnwood ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2004.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2004

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2004, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2004: 61, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6618736
2ndA6004242911
3rdA46213002
4thM1182902
5thA512142100
6thA607121701
7thA60111202
8thB6767902
9thA506701
10thA60064500
11thA56303300
12thB53242410
13thB53502200
14thB5912601
15thB5891100
16thB6671100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2004

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2004: 114.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2004

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2004: 127.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Charnwood road accidents in other years