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Leicester road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,284 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1998, and 1,620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (1,204), and casualties rose from 1,478.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,284
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,620
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Leicester in 1998 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious896.9%
  • Slight1,18392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious986%
  • Slight1,51093%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,284, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (15%)
  • Tuesday214 (17%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday210 (16%)
  • Friday200 (16%)
  • Saturday163 (13%)
  • Sunday115 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59347 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.1%)
  • February100 (7.8%)
  • March108 (8.4%)
  • April96 (7.5%)
  • May107 (8.3%)
  • June122 (9.5%)
  • July85 (6.6%)
  • August91 (7.1%)
  • September106 (8.3%)
  • October135 (11%)
  • November121 (9.4%)
  • December122 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight919 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit355 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds938 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded43 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (60%)
  • Wet or damp509 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,184 (92%)
  • 40 mph93 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway912 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant867 (54%)
  • Pedestrian367 (23%)
  • Cyclist184 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10114 (7%)
  • 11 to 15129 (8%)
  • 16 to 20213 (13%)
  • 21 to 25232 (14%)
  • 26 to 35349 (22%)
  • 36 to 45219 (14%)
  • 46 to 55127 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6570 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.8%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider857 (53%)
  • Passenger396 (24%)
  • Pedestrian367 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,737 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle184 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle77 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach66 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (1.7%)
  • Minibus16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 35th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1998

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1998: 125, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47125171010
2ndA59410013507
3rdA563709316
4thA6709606
5thA5125486203
6thA6030485502
7thA607435003
8thA426424600
9thA5460385502
10thA5199313901
11thB5366252802
12thB667212802
13thA50192200
14thB6416162000
15thB532791100
16thB54185600
17thB5685702
18thA56302200
19thA461100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1998

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,209.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1998

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1998: 361.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Leicester road accidents in other years