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Leicester road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,194 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1995, and 1,481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1994 (1,183), and casualties fell from 1,505.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,194
Up 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,481
Down 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1995

1% of collisions in Leicester in 1995 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious968%
  • Slight1,08691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious1087.3%
  • Slight1,36092%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,194, up 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday181 (15%)
  • Thursday171 (14%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (16%)
  • Sunday119 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.7%)
  • February102 (8.5%)
  • March96 (8%)
  • April75 (6.3%)
  • May92 (7.7%)
  • June98 (8.2%)
  • July79 (6.6%)
  • August78 (6.5%)
  • September123 (10%)
  • October121 (10%)
  • November120 (10%)
  • December106 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight846 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds928 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry781 (65%)
  • Wet or damp393 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,084 (91%)
  • 40 mph102 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway838 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout48 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant770 (52%)
  • Pedestrian361 (24%)
  • Cyclist158 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10101 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20204 (14%)
  • 21 to 25232 (16%)
  • 26 to 35316 (21%)
  • 36 to 45150 (10%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7577 (5.2%)
  • Over 7532 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (50%)
  • Passenger384 (26%)
  • Pedestrian361 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,599 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle159 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 41st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1995

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1995: 94, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA479412919
2ndA508911304
3rdA68910519
4thA468211015
5thA563597235
6thA5125426003
7thA426384606
8thA6030324202
9thA5131283702
10thB5366202714
11thA594192902
12thB6416152401
13thB5327141501
14thB667141812
15thB54187901
16thB5681200

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1995

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 1,113.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1995

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1995: 304.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years