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Leicester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,339 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1979, and 1,683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 323 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,970 collisions in Leicester.

Collisions in 1979
1,339
Casualties in 1979
1,683
Fatal collisions
19
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
323
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Leicester in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious32324%
  • Slight99774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious35921%
  • Slight1,30477%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,339.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (15%)
  • Tuesday182 (14%)
  • Wednesday182 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday253 (19%)
  • Saturday201 (15%)
  • Sunday126 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59360 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59158 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.1%)
  • February72 (5.4%)
  • March89 (6.6%)
  • April101 (7.5%)
  • May129 (9.6%)
  • June104 (7.8%)
  • July94 (7%)
  • August135 (10%)
  • September123 (9.2%)
  • October149 (11%)
  • November120 (9%)
  • December128 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight958 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,114 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry843 (63%)
  • Wet or damp446 (33%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.2%)
  • Snow20 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,248 (93%)
  • 40 mph85 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,024 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout39 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant598 (36%)
  • Pedestrian483 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist362 (22%)
  • Cyclist144 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10143 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15124 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20426 (25%)
  • 21 to 25238 (14%)
  • 26 to 35236 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65104 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7580 (4.8%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider815 (48%)
  • Pedestrian483 (29%)
  • Passenger385 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,352 (62%)
  • Motorcycle378 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.4%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Leicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 41st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
41st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1979: 111, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6111140128
2ndA47108147431
3rdA46102122125
4thA5097120122
5thA5125597227
6thA426405208
7thA60303742010
8thA5131263005
9thB5366222605
10thB6416212704
11thB5418162302
12thB667131701
13thB532781003
14thB5685500
15thA4501100
16thA521100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1979

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,299.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1979

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1979: 356.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years