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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2003 (326), and casualties rose from 444.

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

Collisions in 2004
349
Up 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
520
Up 17% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight45588%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 349, up 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May24 (6.9%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August25 (7.2%)
  • September30 (8.6%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (54%)
  • Wet or damp145 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (40%)
  • 40 mph28 (8%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph115 (33%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (18%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (67%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2004.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2004

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004: 44, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47446507
2ndM1253301
3rdA50234004
4thA447213216
5thA5203513
6thB4666132612
7thB466791201
8thA44481212
9thB58281301
10thB41097901
11thB411661202
12thB46686701
13thB5906800
14thB46695700
15thA464501
16thB5854401
17thA5113500
18thB5783501
19thM693500
20thB53642200

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2004

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004: 88.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2004

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004: 137.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years