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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (314), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 1984
346
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
461
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984

0.9% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious9026%
  • Slight25373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious10523%
  • Slight35377%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 346, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.8%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April22 (6.4%)
  • May27 (7.8%)
  • June25 (7.2%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August32 (9.2%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp127 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (50%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph99 (29%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (10%)
  • 16 to 20153 (33%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (61%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (62%)
  • Motorcycle98 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1984.

Collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1984

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984: 71, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA477186018
2ndA447333807
3rdM1214403
4thA50202305
5thA5070132205
6thB585121702
7thA444102114
8thB581101000
9thA58912
10thB5785501
11thB5825602
12thB5904401
13thB54023300
14thB41162501
15thB53802301
16thB5912300
17thA4531300
18thB50001401
19thB53641100
20thB5871100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1984

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984: 129.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1984

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984: 145.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years