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Charnwood road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Charnwood in 2025, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2024 (194), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2025
163
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
208
Down 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Charnwood in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Charnwood in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 17% in Charnwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4528%
  • Slight11772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5024%
  • Slight15575%

Charnwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Charnwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 163, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (19%)
  • Wednesday29 (18%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday18 (11%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (10%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March12 (7.4%)
  • April19 (12%)
  • May8 (4.9%)
  • June9 (5.5%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August9 (5.5%)
  • September12 (7.4%)
  • October12 (7.4%)
  • November15 (9.2%)
  • December19 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (61%)
  • Wet or damp49 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph87 (53%)
  • 40 mph27 (17%)
  • 50 mph12 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (11%)
  • 70 mph18 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Charnwood in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (62%)
  • Cyclist26 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (14%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (18%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (68%)
  • Passenger41 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Charnwood in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Charnwood had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2025.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Charnwood in 2025

Loughborough Southfields, Charnwood, LE11 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Charnwood in 2025, with 14 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Charnwood with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Charnwood in 2025: 23, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Charnwood, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6233407
2ndA6004111505
3rdA4691314
4thA6076701
5thA5125602
6thA604401
7thB6763301
8thM13501
9thA502200
10thB53501101

Towns in Charnwood: crashes in 2025

Loughborough had the most collisions of any town in Charnwood in 2025: 48.

Postcode districts in Charnwood: crashes in 2025

LE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Charnwood in 2025: 52.

Latest crashes in Charnwood in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Charnwood in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Charnwood road accidents in other years