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Charnwood road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2018, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2017 (186), and casualties rose from 241.

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

Collisions in 2018
210
Up 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
278
Up 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2018

2.9% of collisions in Charnwood in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious4823%
  • Slight15674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight21577%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 210, up 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 210
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.5%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March16 (7.6%)
  • April15 (7.1%)
  • May17 (8.1%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July14 (6.7%)
  • August17 (8.1%)
  • September16 (7.6%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December14 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (21%)
  • 70 mph31 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (59%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (67%)
  • Passenger57 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2018.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2018

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2018, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2018: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6263514
2ndA46234427
3rdA512121503
4thA60047801
5thA60771300
6thA604400
7thB6764902
8thM13411
9thA56302200
10thB53502201
11thA501100
12thB53241201

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2018

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2018: 53.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2018

LE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2018: 67.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years