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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,804 collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth.

Collisions in 1979
356
Casualties in 1979
487
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight23767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious12125%
  • Slight35372%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 356.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104123
2024123155
2023116146
202295116
202183121
2020104147
2019114157
2018128178
2017122168
2016190252
2015200261
2014229285
2013193250
2012222302
2011207279
2010204267
2009245315
2008274363
2007304421
2006320461
2005338473
2004349520
2003326444
2002383517
2001408562
2000415583
1999414567
1998389550
1997393544
1996383543
1995328450
1994296400
1993300418
1992337451
1991327470
1990354502
1989316441
1988305444
1987322419
1986289382
1985305422
1984346461
1983314415
1982313434
1981310395
1980311405
1979356487

When and where crashes happen in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.8%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March32 (9%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May35 (9.8%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July27 (7.6%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October29 (8.1%)
  • November32 (9%)
  • December23 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (61%)
  • Wet or damp92 (26%)
  • Frost or ice27 (7.6%)
  • Snow20 (5.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (54%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph103 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (7%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (33%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (63%)
  • Passenger116 (24%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (53%)
  • Motorcycle140 (24%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Hinckley and Bosworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1979.

Collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1979

The A447 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979: 48, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4474870516
2ndA474765113
3rdA50202713
4thB582172704
5thM1162606
6thA444131917
7thA5070111303
8thB581111302
9thB538081002
10thA56601
11thB5856605
12thB41165910
13thB53645604
14thB5875801
15thB5904602
16thB5782200
17thM692311
18thB54021101
19thB5911100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1979

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979: 119.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1979

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979: 136.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1979, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years