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Charnwood road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2017, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 37% on 2016 (293), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2017
186
Down 37% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
241
Down 38% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Charnwood in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight19882%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 186, down 37% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 186
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday10 (5.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.5%)
  • February17 (9.1%)
  • March9 (4.8%)
  • April16 (8.6%)
  • May13 (7%)
  • June13 (7%)
  • July13 (7%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September17 (9.1%)
  • October13 (7%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December18 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (72%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (52%)
  • 40 mph29 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (7%)
  • 60 mph34 (18%)
  • 70 mph13 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (7%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (58%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)
  • Cyclist32 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.1%)
  • Over 7513 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (66%)
  • Passenger43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2017.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2017

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2017, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2017: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6202806
2ndA6004141603
3rdA46111401
4thA606901
5thA5125601
6thA6074500
7thB6763400
8thB53502200
9thA501100
10thA60061101

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2017

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2017: 54.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2017

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2017, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years