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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (356), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 1980
311
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
405
Down 17% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious8628%
  • Slight21770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious10426%
  • Slight29072%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 311, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March21 (6.8%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June23 (7.4%)
  • July29 (9.3%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November23 (7.4%)
  • December30 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (58%)
  • Wet or damp120 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (54%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph85 (27%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (33%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20127 (31%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.2%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (63%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (57%)
  • Motorcycle132 (26%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1980.

Collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1980

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980: 54, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475469117
2ndA447253024
3rdA50162007
4thA444141803
5thM1142513
6thA5122115
7thA5070121512
8thB582101112
9thB57871002
10thB58571000
11thB54025511
12thB5905501
13thB41164803
14thB53804401
15thB5813302
16thB53252200
17thB53642201
18thM692200
19thA1181100
20thB5911201

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1980

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980: 107.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1980

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980: 130.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years