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Leicester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48,970 road traffic collisions in Leicester from 1979 to 2025, and 61,147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 487 were fatal and 6,396 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 463 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (448), and casualties fell from 535 to 531.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
48,970
36th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61,147
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
487
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
463
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Leicester

1% of collisions in Leicester from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4871%
  • Serious6,39613%
  • Slight42,08786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5220.9%
  • Serious6,99111%
  • Slight53,63488%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. In 2025 there were 463, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 463
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025463531
2024448535
2023495600
2022413507
2021422546
2020442569
2019555707
2018666866
2017700934
20168451,093
20158451,057
20149411,208
20139231,189
20129881,284
20119761,263
20109771,246
20091,0021,342
20081,0751,365
20071,0281,313
20069581,217
20051,0461,334
20041,1251,411
20031,1011,350
20021,2181,550
20011,1631,488
20001,2151,567
19991,2181,501
19981,2841,620
19971,2041,478
19961,1971,496
19951,1941,481
19941,1831,505
19931,1591,431
19921,1951,484
19911,2591,568
19901,2511,520
19891,2881,530
19881,2711,558
19871,3551,639
19861,4341,725
19851,3931,673
19841,4291,713
19831,3441,631
19821,3301,656
19811,3001,562
19801,3131,621
19791,3391,683

When and where crashes happen in Leicester

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,170 (15%)
  • Tuesday7,050 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,301 (15%)
  • Thursday7,273 (15%)
  • Friday8,310 (17%)
  • Saturday6,801 (14%)
  • Sunday5,065 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,709 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59737 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,669 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,369 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,906 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912,771 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,008 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,801 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,890 (7.9%)
  • February3,563 (7.3%)
  • March3,837 (7.8%)
  • April3,796 (7.8%)
  • May4,166 (8.5%)
  • June4,068 (8.3%)
  • July3,779 (7.7%)
  • August3,931 (8%)
  • September4,299 (8.8%)
  • October4,747 (9.7%)
  • November4,772 (9.7%)
  • December4,122 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35,008 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,499 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown255 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit89 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38,573 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,445 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds647 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds498 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds257 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist252 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds38 (0.1%)
  • Other1,247 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1,013 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry32,286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp15,787 (32%)
  • Frost or ice633 (1.3%)
  • Snow204 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph153 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph44,929 (92%)
  • 40 mph3,467 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph93 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph252 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph73 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,020 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway8,563 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road3,289 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout2,085 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Leicester

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29,460 (48%)
  • Pedestrian14,282 (23%)
  • Cyclist7,096 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist6,345 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,469 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant914 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant843 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant266 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)203 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant162 (0.3%)
  • Other46 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52,030 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 103,605 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 154,259 (7%)
  • 16 to 209,861 (16%)
  • 21 to 258,778 (14%)
  • 26 to 3511,486 (19%)
  • 36 to 457,741 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,375 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 653,473 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 752,054 (3.4%)
  • Over 751,401 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1,084 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32,726 (54%)
  • Pedestrian14,282 (23%)
  • Passenger14,139 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car62,225 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle7,250 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle6,626 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,797 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach2,440 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,682 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,556 (1.8%)
  • Minibus445 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle377 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)75 (0.1%)
  • Other94 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Leicester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Leicester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leicester ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 36th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 83rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
33rdDorset51,59174,6861,14710,729
34thHounslow51,23063,2605287,258
35thTower Hamlets49,58257,6363757,115
36thLeicester (this area)48,97061,1474876,396
37thHackney48,66355,8553217,698
38thBromley48,60560,2084828,440
39thKingston upon Hull48,56058,2434088,517

Accident hotspots in Leicester

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester, with 2,246 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 13 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester from 1979 to 2025: 3,591, including 37 fatal and 451 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473,5914,79437451
2ndA63,2043,96243410
3rdA5632,5013,30848256
4thA502,2042,79835329
5thA5941,8832,46414185
6thA461,7102,17323285
7thA60301,4151,75417178
8thA4261,3201,70210150
9thA6071,0581,4081497
10thA51251,0311,28114160
11thB53669611,16311134
12thA54608461,106577
13thB6416624824571
14thA5199558721144
15thA5131499692798
16thB5327492632475
17thB6674786251167
18thB5418372467848
19thB568176213430
20thA5630344001

Towns in Leicester

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 46,145.

Postcode districts in Leicester

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester from 1979 to 2025: 12,408.

Latest crashes in Leicester

Of the latest 24 crashes in Leicester, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity