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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (310), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 1982
313
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
434
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982

2.9% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious8527%
  • Slight21970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious10725%
  • Slight31773%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 313, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (9.3%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday63 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March25 (8%)
  • April21 (6.7%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June19 (6.1%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September30 (9.6%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (37%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (59%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph78 (25%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (30%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (36%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (62%)
  • Passenger101 (23%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (56%)
  • Motorcycle128 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1982.

Collisions
310th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1982

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982: 49, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474964312
2ndA447364508
3rdA50162106
4thB582142013
5thB585101515
6thA581604
7thM183311
8thB5817802
9thA50706602
10thB54024612
11thB41163301
12thA4442200
13thB5872200
14thB5902200
15thM692200
16thB53251100
17thB53641201
18thB53801100
19thB5781100
20thB5911100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1982

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982: 119.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1982

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982: 141.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1982, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years