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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018, and 178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (122), and casualties rose from 168.

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

Collisions in 2018
128
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
178
Up 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3527%
  • Slight9171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight13676%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 128, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 128
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (18%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday9 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.4%)
  • February11 (8.6%)
  • March12 (9.4%)
  • April8 (6.3%)
  • May8 (6.3%)
  • June11 (8.6%)
  • July11 (8.6%)
  • August8 (6.3%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October11 (8.6%)
  • November8 (6.3%)
  • December11 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other5 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (73%)
  • Wet or damp28 (22%)
  • Snow4 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph67 (52%)
  • 40 mph17 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (19%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (65%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2514 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3534 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6518 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.7%)
  • Over 7512 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (69%)
  • Passenger32 (18%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2018.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2018

The A447 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018: 11, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA447111511
2ndA47101903
3rdA4446703
4thA561102
5thB5906802
6thA505500
7thB41093302
8thA5112200
9thB41162200
10thB46672200
11thB5782200
12thB5852301
13thM12201
14thA461200
15thB46661100
16thM691101

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2018

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018: 39.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2018

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018: 47.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2018, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years