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Charnwood road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2009, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (358), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2009
333
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
453
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Charnwood in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight29187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious429.3%
  • Slight40790%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 333, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.1%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June28 (8.4%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September25 (7.5%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (63%)
  • Wet or damp110 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph176 (53%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (17%)
  • 70 mph45 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2088 (19%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (69%)
  • Passenger97 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2009.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2009

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2009, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2009: 55, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6557404
2ndA46264315
3rdA6004162101
4thA607152101
5thA512142501
6thA6091301
7thM181401
8thB53505500
9thA56303300
10thA60063300
11thB6762400
12thA501100
13thA51251100
14thA5631200
15thB5911101

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2009

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2009: 104.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2009

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2009: 111.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years