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Charnwood road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2014, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2013 (307), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2014
315
Up 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
399
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2014

2.2% of collisions in Charnwood in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight26283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight34286%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 315, up 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March34 (11%)
  • April16 (5.1%)
  • May29 (9.2%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August16 (5.1%)
  • September30 (9.5%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November30 (9.5%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph161 (51%)
  • 40 mph50 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph56 (18%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (15%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (63%)
  • Cyclist58 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (19%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (72%)
  • Passenger74 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (10%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Charnwood ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2014.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2014

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2014, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2014: 43, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6435135
2ndA6004263614
3rdA46253001
4thA512161703
5thM181600
6thA606703
7thA6076810
8thB6765701
9thA60064501
10thB5893300
11thA56302300
12thB53502200
13thB5912800
14thA501100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2014

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2014: 102.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2014

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2014: 108.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2014, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years