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Leicester road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,197 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1996, and 1,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (1,194), and casualties rose from 1,481.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,197
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,496
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Leicester in 1996 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious1028.5%
  • Slight1,08691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious1137.6%
  • Slight1,37392%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,197, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday189 (16%)
  • Wednesday158 (13%)
  • Thursday172 (14%)
  • Friday204 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (14%)
  • Sunday134 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59329 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.2%)
  • February92 (7.7%)
  • March88 (7.4%)
  • April106 (8.9%)
  • May103 (8.6%)
  • June95 (7.9%)
  • July69 (5.8%)
  • August79 (6.6%)
  • September116 (9.7%)
  • October136 (11%)
  • November122 (10%)
  • December105 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight851 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds898 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry763 (64%)
  • Wet or damp406 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Snow13 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,097 (92%)
  • 40 mph89 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway844 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway247 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant843 (56%)
  • Pedestrian335 (22%)
  • Cyclist176 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10100 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15117 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20194 (13%)
  • 21 to 25202 (14%)
  • 26 to 35362 (24%)
  • 36 to 45179 (12%)
  • 46 to 55130 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider799 (53%)
  • Passenger362 (24%)
  • Pedestrian335 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,655 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4%)
  • Motorcycle82 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Leicester ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 41st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1996

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1996: 115, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47115167217
2ndA6749416
3rdA594688707
4thA50658306
5thA563647524
6thA426384803
7thA5125385523
8thA607384700
9thA6030354602
10thA5460283602
11thB5366181902
12thB667172501
13thB6416111300
14thA4691100
15thB53279901
16thB541891301
17thB5687701
18thA51315700

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1996

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,122.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1996

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1996: 303.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1996, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Leicester road accidents in other years