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Charnwood road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2015, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (315), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2015
303
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
410
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2015

1% of collisions in Charnwood in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight36389%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 303, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday37 (12%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.6%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June20 (6.6%)
  • July18 (5.9%)
  • August25 (8.3%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November27 (8.9%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (67%)
  • Wet or damp97 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph148 (49%)
  • 40 mph43 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph61 (20%)
  • 70 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (16%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (60%)
  • Cyclist56 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2067 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (68%)
  • Passenger89 (22%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 176th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2015

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2015, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2015

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2015: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6394906
2ndA46294905
3rdA6004162101
4thA607121412
5thA512101503
6thA608900
7thA60064501
8thB59141100
9thM13301
10thA502200
11thA56302200
12thB53502200
13thB6762201
14thB53241300
15thB5891100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2015

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2015: 89.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2015

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2015: 96.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years