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Leicester road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,434 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1986, and 1,725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 277 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (1,393), and casualties rose from 1,673.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,434
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,725
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
277
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1986

1.5% of collisions in Leicester in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious27719%
  • Slight1,13579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious29817%
  • Slight1,40381%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,434, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday237 (17%)
  • Tuesday209 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday215 (15%)
  • Friday230 (16%)
  • Saturday196 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59384 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (7.8%)
  • February99 (6.9%)
  • March106 (7.4%)
  • April111 (7.7%)
  • May142 (9.9%)
  • June122 (8.5%)
  • July118 (8.2%)
  • August111 (7.7%)
  • September105 (7.3%)
  • October141 (9.8%)
  • November158 (11%)
  • December109 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,045 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,140 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry839 (59%)
  • Wet or damp563 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.6%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,315 (92%)
  • 40 mph99 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,013 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway267 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road106 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout48 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (35%)
  • Pedestrian522 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist310 (18%)
  • Cyclist190 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10120 (7%)
  • 11 to 15134 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20398 (23%)
  • 21 to 25255 (15%)
  • 26 to 35260 (15%)
  • 36 to 45188 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6579 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.5%)
  • Over 7547 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider853 (49%)
  • Pedestrian522 (30%)
  • Passenger350 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,567 (66%)
  • Motorcycle320 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (1.6%)
  • Minibus26 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 32nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1986: 144, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6144184424
2ndA46118139120
3rdA5091114317
4thA4782101211
5thA5636275117
6thA51256174115
7thA6030363925
8thA426354013
9thB5366353806
10thA5131283905
11thB5418171913
12thB667131404
13thB6416121301
14thB5327111704
15thB5685502

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1986

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,267.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1986

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1986: 379.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years