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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (415), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 2001
408
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
562
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious338.1%
  • Slight36890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious447.8%
  • Slight51191%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 408, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (19%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.3%)
  • February36 (8.8%)
  • March22 (5.4%)
  • April24 (5.9%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June35 (8.6%)
  • July40 (9.8%)
  • August36 (8.8%)
  • September37 (9.1%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (54%)
  • Wet or damp166 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Mud7 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (44%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph133 (33%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (25%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (72%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2001.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001, with 63 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2001

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47365114
2ndM1335512
3rdA5324616
4thB590242602
5thA444212625
6thA447212602
7thB582202401
8thA50142800
9thA511111700
10thB4667111501
11thB46667800
12thB46687700
13thB46697700
14thB59171500
15thB41096901
16thB411661001
17thB5786600
18thM696801
19thA463301
20thB53642300

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2001

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001: 115.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2001

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001: 155.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years