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Charnwood road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2010, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2009 (333), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 2010
360
Up 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
469
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2010

1.1% of collisions in Charnwood in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight31487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight41588%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 360, up 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (18%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.1%)
  • February12 (3.3%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September24 (6.7%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December27 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (69%)
  • Wet or damp88 (24%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph193 (54%)
  • 40 mph49 (14%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph60 (17%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (64%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 7525 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (67%)
  • Passenger98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 157th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2010

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2010, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2010: 48, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6486003
2ndA512233114
3rdA46223205
4thA607182703
5thA6004161902
6thM1131611
7thA6091201
8thB6766610
9thA56305701
10thB53503400
11thB5893300
12thA502400
13thA60061200
14thB53241100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2010

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2010: 111.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2010

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2010: 117.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years