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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (320), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2007
304
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
421
Down 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007

2.3% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious299.5%
  • Slight26888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious409.5%
  • Slight37489%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 304, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May27 (8.9%)
  • June26 (8.6%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November26 (8.6%)
  • December24 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other23 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (64%)
  • Wet or damp101 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph105 (35%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (22%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (69%)
  • Passenger101 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2007.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2007

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007: 26, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47263922
2ndA447223815
3rdA50182101
4thM1162000
5thA444141901
6thA5111501
7thA511111600
8thB4109111201
9thB58291300
10thB411681211
11thB466681000
12thB466781210
13thB59061201
14thA464600
15thB46684501
16thM694800
17thB5783300
18thB5853400
19thB46692200
20thB53642200

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2007

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007: 83.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2007

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007: 109.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2007, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years