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Charnwood road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2007, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (405), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2007
363
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
483
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2007

3% of collisions in Charnwood in 2007 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious349.4%
  • Slight31888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious408.3%
  • Slight43289%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 363, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.6%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May32 (8.8%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July28 (7.7%)
  • August27 (7.4%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October34 (9.4%)
  • November36 (9.9%)
  • December28 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (64%)
  • Wet or damp121 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph172 (47%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (25%)
  • 70 mph51 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (19%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (69%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2007.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2007

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2007, with 36 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2007: 54, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6546934
2ndA46283715
3rdA512162022
4thA6004162211
5thM1141710
6thA607132102
7thA6081200
8thB535071100
9thA505800
10thA56305600
11thB6765600
12thA60063400
13thB5892200
14thB53241200
15thB5911100
16thB6671500

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2007

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2007: 101.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2007

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2007: 115.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years