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Leicester road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,330 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1982, and 1,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 317 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,300), and casualties rose from 1,562.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,330
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,656
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
317
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1982

1% of collisions in Leicester in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious31724%
  • Slight1,00075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious36122%
  • Slight1,28077%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,330, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (15%)
  • Tuesday178 (13%)
  • Wednesday214 (16%)
  • Thursday206 (15%)
  • Friday246 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (13%)
  • Sunday122 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59368 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (6.2%)
  • February85 (6.4%)
  • March113 (8.5%)
  • April83 (6.2%)
  • May98 (7.4%)
  • June102 (7.7%)
  • July82 (6.2%)
  • August117 (8.8%)
  • September120 (9%)
  • October141 (11%)
  • November180 (14%)
  • December127 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight968 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit355 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,108 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry825 (62%)
  • Wet or damp465 (35%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.9%)
  • Snow15 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,213 (91%)
  • 40 mph96 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway991 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout40 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (35%)
  • Pedestrian424 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist364 (22%)
  • Cyclist199 (12%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1099 (6%)
  • 11 to 15137 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20412 (25%)
  • 21 to 25242 (15%)
  • 26 to 35252 (15%)
  • 36 to 45139 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 55120 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6587 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.4%)
  • Over 7534 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider882 (53%)
  • Pedestrian424 (26%)
  • Passenger350 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,365 (62%)
  • Motorcycle384 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach61 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 42nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1982: 108, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108122013
2ndA46105144027
3rdA50100130119
4thA4786112320
5thA51256373012
6thA60304254010
7thA4263741010
8thA51313644115
9thB5366262915
10thB6416223606
11thB667212918
12thB5418161902
13thB5327101504
14thB5685502

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1982

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,268.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1982

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1982: 325.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years