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Charnwood road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2023, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2022 (130), and casualties rose from 168.

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

Collisions in 2023
150
Up 15% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
184
Up 10% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2023

2% of collisions in Charnwood in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight12080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight15283%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 150, up 15% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 150
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.7%)
  • February11 (7.3%)
  • March9 (6%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May13 (8.7%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July6 (4%)
  • August8 (5.3%)
  • September19 (13%)
  • October13 (8.7%)
  • November23 (15%)
  • December11 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (69%)
  • Wet or damp42 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (57%)
  • 40 mph20 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (14%)
  • 70 mph13 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (53%)
  • Cyclist24 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (17%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6%)
  • Over 759 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (63%)
  • Passenger44 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (72%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2023.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2023

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2023, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2023

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2023: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6192203
2ndA46101102
3rdA600481010
4thA5125500
5thA604401
6thA6074701
7thA60063301
8thM13400
9thB53242400
10thB6762200
11thA56301200
12thA6061100
13thB53801101

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2023

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2023: 47.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2023

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2023: 50.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years