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Charnwood road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2021, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (162), and casualties rose from 217.

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

Collisions in 2021
171
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
236
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2021

1.8% of collisions in Charnwood in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight12975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight18779%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 171, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 171
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.1%)
  • February8 (4.7%)
  • March13 (7.6%)
  • April17 (9.9%)
  • May15 (8.8%)
  • June25 (15%)
  • July13 (7.6%)
  • August10 (5.8%)
  • September17 (9.9%)
  • October23 (13%)
  • November12 (7%)
  • December11 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (68%)
  • Wet or damp52 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph80 (47%)
  • 40 mph22 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (12%)
  • 60 mph27 (16%)
  • 70 mph18 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (56%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (25%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (66%)
  • Passenger50 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2021.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2021

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2021, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2021

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2021: 24, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6243012
2ndA512131605
3rdA6004101001
4thA4691103
5thA60761401
6thM151603
7thA60063701
8thA602401
9thB53502200
10thA56301100
11thB6761500

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2021

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2021: 54.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2021

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2021: 59.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years