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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (305), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 1986
289
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
382
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight23080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31582%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 289, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April25 (8.7%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June12 (4.2%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (58%)
  • Wet or damp103 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.8%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (57%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph77 (27%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20100 (26%)
  • 21 to 2567 (18%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (58%)
  • Passenger110 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (64%)
  • Motorcycle78 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1986.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1986

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47465717
2ndA447445118
3rdM1133203
4thA5121612
5thB582122012
6thA50101613
7thB5818902
8thA44461103
9thA50706700
10thB5856601
11thB41165603
12thB54025501
13thB53804510
14thM693310
15thB53252301
16thB53642301
17thB5902200
18thB53291101
19thB5781201
20thB5911500

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1986

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986: 103.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1986

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986: 117.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years