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Charnwood road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2005, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (411), and casualties rose from 573.

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

Collisions in 2005
423
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
574
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2005

1.9% of collisions in Charnwood in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight36586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight50488%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 423, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (9.5%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February32 (7.6%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June41 (9.7%)
  • July32 (7.6%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October29 (6.9%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December37 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded26 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (67%)
  • Wet or damp127 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph211 (50%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph92 (22%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (68%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (67%)
  • Passenger137 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2005.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2005

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2005, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2005

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2005: 63, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6637914
2ndA46356116
3rdA6004232902
4thA607223304
5thA512202812
6thM1152301
7thA6091301
8thA60065611
9thA504500
10thA56304400
11thB53503301
12thB6763901
13thB53241100
14thB53281100
15thB5891100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2005

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2005: 122.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2005

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2005: 130.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years