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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2014 (229), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2015
200
Down 13% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
261
Down 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight17387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23389%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 200, down 13% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.5%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April13 (6.5%)
  • May17 (8.5%)
  • June18 (9%)
  • July18 (9%)
  • August11 (5.5%)
  • September19 (9.5%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November14 (7%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (65%)
  • Wet or damp66 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph91 (46%)
  • 40 mph27 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (7%)
  • 60 mph45 (23%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (64%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (16%)
  • 26 to 3556 (21%)
  • 36 to 4542 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (69%)
  • Passenger58 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2015.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area and Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE67 9PP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2015

The M1 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015: 13, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1131801
2ndB4669122004
3rdA4791002
4thA5091401
5thB58291412
6thA581001
7thB41097800
8thB46667700
9thB5787700
10thA4476901
11thB46675901
12thB5905502
13thA4444501
14thA5113300
15thB46683301
16thM693300
17thB5852200
18thA461100
19thB41161100
20thB5911100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2015

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015: 70.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2015

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015: 90.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years