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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (383), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1997
393
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
544
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997

2.3% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight47688%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 393, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March21 (5.3%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May36 (9.2%)
  • June37 (9.4%)
  • July28 (7.1%)
  • August23 (5.9%)
  • September26 (6.6%)
  • October36 (9.2%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December49 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other24 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (54%)
  • Wet or damp174 (44%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (39%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph139 (35%)
  • 70 mph46 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (19%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (25%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (67%)
  • Passenger139 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1997.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1997

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47355304
2ndM1325501
3rdA447263404
4thA5253112
5thA444192310
6thB582152704
7thA50131410
8thB4668132604
9thB590131801
10thB4666121601
11thB4667101201
12thB585101412
13thB410991200
14thB466991602
15thA5118901
16thB53805720
17thB53254500
18thB5814500
19thB5914700
20thB41163501

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1997

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997: 100.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1997

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997: 142.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years