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Leicester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,204 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1997, and 1,478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (1,197), and casualties fell from 1,496.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,204
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,478
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Leicester in 1997 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious937.7%
  • Slight1,10392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious1067.2%
  • Slight1,36492%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,204, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (16%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday170 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.9%)
  • February90 (7.5%)
  • March96 (8%)
  • April98 (8.1%)
  • May123 (10%)
  • June79 (6.6%)
  • July72 (6%)
  • August111 (9.2%)
  • September89 (7.4%)
  • October120 (10%)
  • November111 (9.2%)
  • December120 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds889 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (5%)
  • Not recorded48 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry755 (63%)
  • Wet or damp430 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,111 (92%)
  • 40 mph83 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway846 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant825 (56%)
  • Pedestrian335 (23%)
  • Cyclist165 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4%)
  • 6 to 1096 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15122 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20178 (12%)
  • 21 to 25198 (13%)
  • 26 to 35332 (22%)
  • 36 to 45190 (13%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider783 (53%)
  • Passenger360 (24%)
  • Pedestrian335 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,643 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle79 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 42nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1997

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1997: 108, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4710813203
2ndA5948210303
3rdA6738215
4thA563698609
5thA5125516706
6thA50486016
7thA5460466507
8thA607414715
9thA6030303204
10thA426253400
11thB667253400
12thB5366233202
13thB6416222602
14thB5327101100
15thA519991002
16thB541891200
17thA465800
18thB5684410

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1997

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,126.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1997

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1997: 289.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years