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Charnwood road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2012, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (310), and casualties fell from 415.

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

Collisions in 2012
283
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
357
Down 14% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Charnwood in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight31388%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 283, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 283
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (19%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February34 (12%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April17 (6%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June20 (7.1%)
  • July12 (4.2%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October24 (8.5%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (61%)
  • Wet or damp97 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (52%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph47 (17%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (59%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Cyclist45 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (23%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (65%)
  • Passenger68 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2012.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2012

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2012, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2012: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6374604
2ndA46253724
3rdA512182503
4thA6004131300
5thA60791001
6thM191601
7thA608900
8thA56304400
9thB53503500
10thB6763300
11thA60062210
12thA501101
13thA51251100
14thB5911100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2012

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2012: 83.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2012

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2012: 86.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years