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Charnwood road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2008, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (363), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2008
358
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
458
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2008

2% of collisions in Charnwood in 2008 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious359.8%
  • Slight31688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious419%
  • Slight41090%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 358, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February38 (11%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April19 (5.3%)
  • May30 (8.4%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July32 (8.9%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November30 (8.4%)
  • December18 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (53%)
  • 40 mph52 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph68 (19%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (62%)
  • Cyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (66%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2008.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2008

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2008, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2008: 56, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6567715
2ndA6004232702
3rdA46182913
4thA512152301
5thM1142902
6thA607111500
7thA60101000
8thB6768901
9thA56303500
10thB5893300
11thB5913300
12thA502201
13thA51252200
14thA60062200
15thB53501110

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2008

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2008: 123.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2008

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2008: 130.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years