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Charnwood road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2024, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2023 (150), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2024
194
Up 29% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
236
Up 28% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2024

2.1% of collisions in Charnwood in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious5729%
  • Slight13369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6126%
  • Slight17172%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 194, up 29% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 194
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.2%)
  • February20 (10%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July5 (2.6%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September18 (9.3%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November14 (7.2%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (71%)
  • Wet or damp51 (26%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph94 (48%)
  • 40 mph32 (16%)
  • 50 mph28 (14%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (16%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (51%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (10%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (67%)
  • Passenger44 (19%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (70%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2024.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2024

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2024, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2024

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2024: 30, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63032210
2ndA512111603
3rdA4691801
4thA60791112
5thA60048802
6thA6071201
7thB6764500
8thM13402
9thA60302201
10thA501101
11thA56301100

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2024

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2024: 60.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2024

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2024: 63.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years