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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (207), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 2012
222
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
302
Up 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012

2.7% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious209%
  • Slight19688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious289.3%
  • Slight26788%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 222, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April22 (9.9%)
  • May15 (6.8%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July11 (5%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October19 (8.6%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December13 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other11 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (67%)
  • Wet or damp70 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (39%)
  • 40 mph23 (10%)
  • 50 mph23 (10%)
  • 60 mph52 (23%)
  • 70 mph38 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (67%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.3%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (70%)
  • Passenger62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2012.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2012

The M1 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012: 19.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1193000
2ndA5142503
3rdA50131510
4thA447121712
5thA479902
6thB466781100
7thA44471300
8thB466871010
9thA465500
10thA5115801
11thB46695700
12thB5825800
13thB41164701
14thB5904400
15thM694500
16thB41093300
17thB5853401
18thB46662200
19thB5782200
20thB5911610

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2012

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012: 52.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2012

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012: 81.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years