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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2019 (114), and casualties fell from 157.

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

Collisions in 2020
104
Down 9% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
147
Down 6% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020

1% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1817%
  • Slight8582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight12786%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 104, down 9% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 104
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (22%)
  • Thursday21 (20%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday9 (8.7%)
  • Sunday9 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (8.7%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February7 (6.7%)
  • March12 (12%)
  • April2 (1.9%)
  • May7 (6.7%)
  • June11 (11%)
  • July8 (7.7%)
  • August8 (7.7%)
  • September9 (8.7%)
  • October13 (13%)
  • November10 (9.6%)
  • December6 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (64%)
  • Wet or damp37 (36%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph42 (40%)
  • 40 mph16 (15%)
  • 50 mph17 (16%)
  • 60 mph24 (23%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (71%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (22%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.4%)
  • Over 757 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (70%)
  • Passenger31 (21%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (79%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2020.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area, Hinckley De Montfort, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 0PU area and Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE67 9PP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2020

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020: 11, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47111503
2ndA5071000
3rdA4444410
4thA4474700
5thA53401
6thB41093301
7thB46673300
8thB46683400
9thB5853600
10thB5903402
11thB5913400
12thB41162300
13thB46662200
14thM12401
15thM692300
16thA5111200
17thB46691100
18thB5781400
19thB5821201

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2020

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020: 30.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2020

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020: 39.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years