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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2020 (104), and casualties fell from 147.

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

Collisions in 2021
83
Down 20% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
121
Down 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious2328%
  • Slight5971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9780%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 83, down 20% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 83
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (18%)
  • Tuesday10 (12%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.6%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday18 (22%)
  • Saturday14 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.4%)
  • February3 (3.6%)
  • March9 (11%)
  • April8 (9.6%)
  • May5 (6%)
  • June9 (11%)
  • July7 (8.4%)
  • August5 (6%)
  • September6 (7.2%)
  • October6 (7.2%)
  • November10 (12%)
  • December8 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (16%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (60%)
  • Wet or damp32 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph46 (55%)
  • 40 mph12 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (13%)
  • 60 mph6 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (22%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3520 (17%)
  • 36 to 4518 (15%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.3%)
  • Over 756 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (69%)
  • Passenger27 (22%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car119 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (10%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2021.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2021

The A47 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021: 6, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4761101
2ndA4444802
3rdA4474700
4thB41094500
5thB5824411
6thB41163702
7thB46693500
8thB5903302
9thA52500
10thA502500
11thB46662401
12thB46672300
13thM12300
14thM692201
15thA5111100
16thB46681101
17thB5781100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2021

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021: 20.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2021

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021: 29.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years