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Charnwood road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2022, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2021 (171), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2022
130
Down 24% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
168
Down 29% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Charnwood in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious4434%
  • Slight8465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4728%
  • Slight11971%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 130, down 24% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 130
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.2%)
  • February11 (8.5%)
  • March12 (9.2%)
  • April8 (6.2%)
  • May8 (6.2%)
  • June9 (6.9%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August8 (6.2%)
  • September10 (7.7%)
  • October17 (13%)
  • November18 (14%)
  • December8 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (74%)
  • Wet or damp30 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (45%)
  • 40 mph20 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (20%)
  • 70 mph20 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (49%)
  • Cyclist27 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (14%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (3%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (21%)
  • 36 to 4524 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (68%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (12%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2022.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2022

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2022, with 12 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2022

The A46 and A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2022, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46111904
2ndA6111603
3rdA6004101101
4thA60791313
5thA51281003
6thM14501
7thA603302
8thB53503300
9thA60062300
10thA501101
11thB6761110

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2022

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2022: 38.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2022

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2022: 41.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years