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Leicester road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,259 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1991, and 1,568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1990 (1,251), and casualties rose from 1,520.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,259
Up 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,568
Up 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1991

1% of collisions in Leicester in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious16413%
  • Slight1,08286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious18112%
  • Slight1,37187%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,259, up 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (15%)
  • Tuesday210 (17%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday173 (14%)
  • Friday226 (18%)
  • Saturday166 (13%)
  • Sunday123 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59320 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (9.2%)
  • February82 (6.5%)
  • March99 (7.9%)
  • April82 (6.5%)
  • May85 (6.8%)
  • June115 (9.1%)
  • July96 (7.6%)
  • August103 (8.2%)
  • September121 (9.6%)
  • October130 (10%)
  • November132 (10%)
  • December98 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight909 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds997 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry799 (63%)
  • Wet or damp418 (33%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,150 (91%)
  • 40 mph98 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway895 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout46 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant723 (46%)
  • Pedestrian436 (28%)
  • Cyclist162 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (5%)
  • 6 to 10129 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 15117 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20270 (17%)
  • 21 to 25220 (14%)
  • 26 to 35265 (17%)
  • 36 to 45192 (12%)
  • 46 to 55116 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4%)
  • Over 7540 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (48%)
  • Pedestrian436 (28%)
  • Passenger379 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,550 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle152 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach62 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 37th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1991

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1991: 99, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4799137212
2ndA5082101213
3rdA46749309
4thA563658316
5thA66276011
6thA6030486008
7thA5125435015
8thB5366283702
9thA426264704
10thB6416213502
11thB667212713
12thA5131192603
13thB5418131701
14thA594101212
15thB56861010
16thB53275501

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1991

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,184.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1991

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1991: 311.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years