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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1995 (328), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 1996
383
Up 17% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
543
Up 21% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996

2.1% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious529.6%
  • Slight48189%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 383, up 17% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (20%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February29 (7.6%)
  • March15 (3.9%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August38 (9.9%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November32 (8.4%)
  • December37 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (58%)
  • Wet or damp145 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (43%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (7%)
  • 60 mph121 (32%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist49 (9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (21%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (65%)
  • Passenger156 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1996.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1996

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996: 40, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47405403
2ndA5324941
3rdA447243205
4thA50232905
5thB590172111
6thA444122001
7thB582121602
8thM1122400
9thB4667111401
10thM6981700
11thB410971301
12thB46667900
13thB466851003
14thB46695900
15thB5815501
16thB5855802
17thB41164500
18thB53803500
19thB5783610
20thA50701100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1996

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996: 117.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1996

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996: 176.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years