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Charnwood road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2016, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (303), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2016
293
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
387
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Charnwood in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight34288%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 293, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.9%)
  • February28 (9.6%)
  • March36 (12%)
  • April19 (6.5%)
  • May25 (8.5%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July18 (6.1%)
  • August38 (13%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October15 (5.1%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December15 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (70%)
  • Wet or damp84 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph143 (49%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph66 (23%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (65%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (16%)
  • 26 to 3579 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (71%)
  • Passenger75 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had the 176th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2016

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2016, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2016

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2016: 32, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6323702
2ndA46243214
3rdA512141803
4thA6004121300
5thM171001
6thA60761100
7thB53506600
8thB59151104
9thA604400
10thB6764700
11thA502200
12thA60062400
13thB5892201
14thA56301100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2016

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2016: 85.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2016

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2016: 94.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years