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Charnwood road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2006, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (423), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 2006
405
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
549
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2006

2.2% of collisions in Charnwood in 2006 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious409.9%
  • Slight35688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious468.4%
  • Slight49490%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 405, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (21%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February27 (6.7%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April22 (5.4%)
  • May34 (8.4%)
  • June26 (6.4%)
  • July35 (8.6%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October33 (8.1%)
  • November39 (9.6%)
  • December40 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (66%)
  • Wet or damp134 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph194 (48%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph96 (24%)
  • 70 mph56 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (21%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (68%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (65%)
  • Passenger138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2006.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2006

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2006, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2006

The A46 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2006: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46355506
2ndA6344611
3rdA6004273502
4thA607212912
5thA512202413
6thM1132202
7thA6091110
8thB67691102
9thA505601
10thB53504401
11thA56303500
12thA60063300
13thB5893300
14thB53241300

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2006

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2006: 115.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2006

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2006: 125.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years