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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1989 (316), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 1990
354
Up 12% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
502
Up 14% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990

4% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight28581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight41983%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 354, up 12% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.2%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May23 (6.5%)
  • June22 (6.2%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September41 (12%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (59%)
  • Wet or damp137 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (49%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph122 (34%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (22%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (60%)
  • Passenger155 (31%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (64%)
  • Motorcycle63 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1990.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1990

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990: 47, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47476904
2ndA447385434
3rdA5293912
4thA444233715
5thA50182503
6thM1111714
7thB582101400
8thA507091203
9thB58171211
10thB5856710
11thB5874510
12thB41163310
13thB53803402
14thB54023310
15thB5783300
16thB5903300
17thM692601
18thB53251100
19thB53291100
20thB53641100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1990

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990: 120.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1990

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990: 155.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1990, 4 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years