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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (304), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 2008
274
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
363
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight24389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious318.5%
  • Slight33091%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 274, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.6%)
  • February26 (9.5%)
  • March17 (6.2%)
  • April24 (8.8%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June21 (7.7%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August25 (9.1%)
  • September22 (8%)
  • October32 (12%)
  • November22 (8%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded19 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (65%)
  • Wet or damp84 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (46%)
  • 40 mph34 (12%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (26%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2072 (20%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (19%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (67%)
  • Passenger94 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2008.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2008

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47223602
2ndA50172201
3rdM1163102
4thA5151801
5thB4667121501
6thB590101301
7thA51191301
8thB411691110
9thB466691100
10thB58291101
11thA4477802
12thA4446802
13thB41093400
14thB46683400
15thB46693400
16thB5783400
17thB5853301
18thM692200
19thA461200
20thB5811100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2008

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008: 91.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2008

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008: 110.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years