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Charnwood road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2019, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2018 (210), and casualties fell from 278.

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

Collisions in 2019
168
Down 20% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
242
Down 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2019

2.4% of collisions in Charnwood in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20484%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 168, down 20% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 168
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.5%)
  • February8 (4.8%)
  • March15 (8.9%)
  • April16 (9.5%)
  • May21 (13%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July16 (9.5%)
  • August12 (7.1%)
  • September7 (4.2%)
  • October10 (6%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December9 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (68%)
  • Wet or damp52 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph86 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (17%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (16%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (67%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.6%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (69%)
  • Passenger47 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2019.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2019

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2019, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2019

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2019: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6315005
2ndA46131722
3rdA600481013
4thA5124902
5thB6764501
6thA602302
7thA60062501
8thA501100
9thA56301100
10thA6071110
11thB53801201
12thB5911201
13thM11101

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2019

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2019: 41.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2019

LE11 and LE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2019, with 49 each.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2019.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years