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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (393), and casualties rose from 544.

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

Collisions in 1998
389
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
550
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998

1.8% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight34388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious539.6%
  • Slight48688%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 389, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February18 (4.6%)
  • March42 (11%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May21 (5.4%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October24 (6.2%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December38 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (56%)
  • Wet or damp168 (43%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph31 (8%)
  • 60 mph134 (34%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (69%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (63%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (74%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1998.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 1998

The A5 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998: 39, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5395603
2ndA47344606
3rdM1264212
4thB590233012
5thA447203112
6thA444152103
7thB582152402
8thA50131502
9thB4666131800
10thB4669131600
11thB585112211
12thA511101400
13thB410991101
14thB411691503
15thB466881710
16thB46674400
17thM693301
18thB53802200
19thB5782400
20thB5912500

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1998

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998: 120.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 1998

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998: 167.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 1998, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years