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Leicester road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,313 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1980, and 1,621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 308 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (1,339), and casualties fell from 1,683.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,313
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,621
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
308
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Leicester in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.5%
  • Serious30823%
  • Slight98575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious34321%
  • Slight1,25778%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,313, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (12%)
  • Wednesday205 (16%)
  • Thursday192 (15%)
  • Friday239 (18%)
  • Saturday201 (15%)
  • Sunday136 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59235 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59360 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.7%)
  • February88 (6.7%)
  • March104 (7.9%)
  • April110 (8.4%)
  • May105 (8%)
  • June111 (8.5%)
  • July80 (6.1%)
  • August118 (9%)
  • September99 (7.5%)
  • October152 (12%)
  • November136 (10%)
  • December96 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight922 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit383 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,062 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (63%)
  • Wet or damp475 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,231 (94%)
  • 40 mph66 (5%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,003 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (6%)
  • Roundabout40 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (33%)
  • Pedestrian472 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist357 (22%)
  • Cyclist171 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10128 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15149 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20434 (27%)
  • 21 to 25181 (11%)
  • 26 to 35221 (14%)
  • 36 to 45124 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 55127 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.1%)
  • Over 7543 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider805 (50%)
  • Pedestrian472 (29%)
  • Passenger344 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,305 (61%)
  • Motorcycle380 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach77 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 38th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1980: 127, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6127153327
2ndA4793109224
3rdA4691119118
4thA5080110120
5thA5125627317
6thA60303954116
7thA426375107
8thB5366333907
9thA5131293709
10thB6416212224
11thB5418202734
12thB667162427
13thB5327152606
14thB5681200

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1980

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,251.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1980

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1980: 362.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years