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Leicester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,429 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1984, and 1,713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 316 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (1,344), and casualties rose from 1,631.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,429
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,713
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
23
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
316
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Leicester in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious31622%
  • Slight1,09076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious33820%
  • Slight1,35279%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,429, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (13%)
  • Tuesday177 (12%)
  • Wednesday221 (15%)
  • Thursday221 (15%)
  • Friday244 (17%)
  • Saturday220 (15%)
  • Sunday167 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59281 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59377 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (9.7%)
  • February103 (7.2%)
  • March104 (7.3%)
  • April103 (7.2%)
  • May124 (8.7%)
  • June124 (8.7%)
  • July119 (8.3%)
  • August113 (7.9%)
  • September116 (8.1%)
  • October64 (4.5%)
  • November191 (13%)
  • December129 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,050 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit373 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,183 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry903 (63%)
  • Wet or damp508 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,283 (90%)
  • 40 mph127 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,048 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (32%)
  • Pedestrian518 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist340 (20%)
  • Cyclist226 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 10131 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 15147 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20399 (23%)
  • 21 to 25246 (14%)
  • 26 to 35255 (15%)
  • 36 to 45157 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55110 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.4%)
  • Over 7541 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider850 (50%)
  • Pedestrian518 (30%)
  • Passenger345 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,509 (64%)
  • Motorcycle353 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle238 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach81 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 33rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1984: 129, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6129163227
2ndA50120156333
3rdA46106129121
4thA478099118
5thA51255763014
6thA60304551110
7thA426414906
8thA5131314427
9thB5366273016
10thB667222725
11thB5418202205
12thB5327141805
13thB568141713
14thB6416111200

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1984

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,370.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1984

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1984: 376.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years