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Leicester road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,251 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1990, and 1,520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (1,288), and casualties fell from 1,530.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,251
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,520
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Leicester in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious17614%
  • Slight1,05885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious19113%
  • Slight1,30986%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,251, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday200 (16%)
  • Tuesday177 (14%)
  • Wednesday162 (13%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday200 (16%)
  • Saturday194 (16%)
  • Sunday123 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January125 (10%)
  • February100 (8%)
  • March92 (7.4%)
  • April78 (6.2%)
  • May102 (8.2%)
  • June108 (8.6%)
  • July94 (7.5%)
  • August102 (8.2%)
  • September121 (9.7%)
  • October122 (9.8%)
  • November119 (9.5%)
  • December88 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight889 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit359 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,051 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry840 (67%)
  • Wet or damp408 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,148 (92%)
  • 40 mph96 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway900 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road101 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant617 (41%)
  • Pedestrian447 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (12%)
  • Cyclist165 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10107 (7%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20269 (18%)
  • 21 to 25252 (17%)
  • 26 to 35261 (17%)
  • 36 to 45162 (11%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.7%)
  • Over 7535 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider752 (49%)
  • Pedestrian447 (29%)
  • Passenger321 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,450 (69%)
  • Motorcycle190 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.3%)
  • Minibus24 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 50th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1990

The A50 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1990: 87, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5087109111
2ndA4683104113
3rdA478310819
4thA5637285214
5thA6637207
6thA6030495705
7thA426485805
8thA5125435415
9thA5131243304
10thB5366232807
11thB5418202605
12thA594141402
13thB6416131502
14thB667121411
15thB53277802
16thB5684400
17thA4471100
18thB53501100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1990

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,178.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1990

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1990: 341.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years