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Charnwood road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2020, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2019 (168), and casualties fell from 242.

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

Collisions in 2020
162
Down 4% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
217
Down 10% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2020

2.5% of collisions in Charnwood in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious4930%
  • Slight10967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5525%
  • Slight15873%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 162, down 4% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 162
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (8%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday35 (22%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8%)
  • February16 (9.9%)
  • March6 (3.7%)
  • April7 (4.3%)
  • May14 (8.6%)
  • June12 (7.4%)
  • July15 (9.3%)
  • August13 (8%)
  • September19 (12%)
  • October16 (9.9%)
  • November10 (6.2%)
  • December21 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (69%)
  • Wet or damp47 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (8%)
  • 50 mph13 (8%)
  • 60 mph32 (20%)
  • 70 mph21 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (64%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (16%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (66%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2020.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2020

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2020, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2020

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2020: 22, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62226011
2ndA46121601
3rdA512101112
4thA60047900
5thA60065702
6thA604501
7thA6073503
8thB6763300
9thM13512
10thA502301
11thB53241110
12thB53501100
13thB5911100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2020

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2020: 42.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2020

LE12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2020: 52.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years