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Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2023 (116), and casualties rose from 146.

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

Collisions in 2024
123
Up 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
155
Up 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024

4.9% of collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 16% in Hinckley and Bosworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.9%
  • Serious3125%
  • Slight8670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.5%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight10970%

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hinckley and Bosworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 123, up 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 123
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (20%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (17%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.8%)
  • February5 (4.1%)
  • March13 (11%)
  • April7 (5.7%)
  • May15 (12%)
  • June7 (5.7%)
  • July11 (8.9%)
  • August9 (7.3%)
  • September10 (8.1%)
  • October11 (8.9%)
  • November15 (12%)
  • December8 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Other6 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (66%)
  • Wet or damp40 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph48 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (15%)
  • 50 mph25 (20%)
  • 60 mph17 (14%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2011 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3537 (24%)
  • 36 to 4527 (17%)
  • 46 to 5517 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (14%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (75%)
  • Passenger22 (14%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (75%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hinckley and Bosworth had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2024.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024

Hinckley Castle, Hinckley and Bosworth, LE10 1NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Hinckley and Bosworth with the most crashes in 2024

The A5 had the most collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024: 9, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hinckley and Bosworth, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591201
2ndA4446802
3rdA4761013
4thB5826603
5thM16802
6thA4475910
7thB41165601
8thA5113301
9thA462200
10thA502400
11thB46662201
12thB5902201
13thB41091100
14thB46671200
15thB50001110
16thB53271201
17thB5851100
18thB5911100
19thM691100

Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2024

Hinckley had the most collisions of any town in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024: 34.

Postcode districts in Hinckley and Bosworth: crashes in 2024

LE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024: 45.

Latest crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Hinckley and Bosworth road accidents in other years