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Leicester road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,183 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1994, and 1,505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1993 (1,159), and casualties rose from 1,431.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,183
Up 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,505
Up 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Leicester in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious13411%
  • Slight1,03688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious1469.7%
  • Slight1,34289%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,183, up 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (13%)
  • Tuesday159 (13%)
  • Wednesday165 (14%)
  • Thursday189 (16%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday181 (15%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.8%)
  • February110 (9.3%)
  • March99 (8.4%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May90 (7.6%)
  • June72 (6.1%)
  • July107 (9%)
  • August89 (7.5%)
  • September101 (8.5%)
  • October104 (8.8%)
  • November113 (9.6%)
  • December108 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight824 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds892 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry759 (64%)
  • Wet or damp413 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,087 (92%)
  • 40 mph92 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway818 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway226 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road101 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (52%)
  • Pedestrian355 (24%)
  • Cyclist185 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10106 (7%)
  • 11 to 15108 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20212 (14%)
  • 21 to 25245 (16%)
  • 26 to 35315 (21%)
  • 36 to 45176 (12%)
  • 46 to 55106 (7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.2%)
  • Over 7534 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (51%)
  • Passenger378 (25%)
  • Pedestrian355 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,549 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle103 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.4%)
  • Minibus21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 46th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1994

The A50 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1994: 93, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509311419
2ndA478713318
3rdA68010928
4thA467697110
5thA563526728
6thA5125516427
7thA426455802
8thA6030344304
9thA5131324603
10thA594283605
11thB5366222413
12thB5418171900
13thB6416121702
14thB667121301
15thB53273300
16thB5681100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1994

Leicester had 1,126 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1994

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1994: 305.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years