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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2022 (95), and casualties rose from 116.

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

Collisions in 2023
116
Up 22% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
146
Up 26% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023

3.4% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.4%
  • Serious3228%
  • Slight8069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious3524%
  • Slight10572%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 116, up 22% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 116
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.9%)
  • February2 (1.7%)
  • March7 (6%)
  • April6 (5.2%)
  • May15 (13%)
  • June12 (10%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September14 (12%)
  • October6 (5.2%)
  • November10 (8.6%)
  • December8 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (16%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (66%)
  • Wet or damp34 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph51 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (17%)
  • 60 mph22 (19%)
  • 70 mph7 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (16%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2010 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3523 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (23%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (14%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.5%)
  • Over 757 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (73%)
  • Passenger24 (16%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (11%)
  • Motorcycle22 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2023.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2023

The A5 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023: 11, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111612
2ndA4478812
3rdB41166814
4thB466661103
5thA475602
6thB46675500
7thB5905502
8thM15900
9thA4444501
10thB5823500
11thB46692301
12thA461100
13thA501200
14thA5111100
15thB46681101
16thB53661100
17thB5781200
18thB5851101
19thB5911100
20thM691200

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2023

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023: 39.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2023

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023: 53.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years