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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (349), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 2005
338
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
473
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005

0.9% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight29688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight42289%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 338, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February17 (5%)
  • March33 (9.8%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June33 (9.8%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September22 (6.5%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (64%)
  • Wet or damp115 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (39%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (28%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2099 (21%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (67%)
  • Passenger120 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hinckley and Bosworth ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2005.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2005

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47354906
2ndM1305823
3rdA5213102
4thA50192401
5thA447151812
6thA444111501
7thA511111502
8thB4666111300
9thB4669111201
10thB4667101201
11thB58291500
12thB59081100
13thB41097901
14thB466871401
15thA4661000
16thB41166801
17thB5854401
18thM694400
19thB5912300
20thA511100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2005

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005: 100.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2005

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005: 138.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years