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Leicester road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,218 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 1999, and 1,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (1,284), and casualties fell from 1,620.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,218
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,501
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
16
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Leicester in 1999 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious1018.3%
  • Slight1,10190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious1057%
  • Slight1,38092%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,218, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday198 (16%)
  • Tuesday171 (14%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday176 (14%)
  • Friday216 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (8.9%)
  • February82 (6.7%)
  • March90 (7.4%)
  • April120 (9.9%)
  • May76 (6.2%)
  • June112 (9.2%)
  • July87 (7.1%)
  • August92 (7.6%)
  • September124 (10%)
  • October121 (9.9%)
  • November101 (8.3%)
  • December105 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight852 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit358 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other49 (4%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry764 (63%)
  • Wet or damp436 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,134 (93%)
  • 40 mph72 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway226 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (8%)
  • Roundabout47 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant795 (53%)
  • Pedestrian307 (20%)
  • Cyclist195 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3%)
  • 6 to 1078 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15134 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20207 (14%)
  • 21 to 25206 (14%)
  • 26 to 35322 (21%)
  • 36 to 45167 (11%)
  • 46 to 55142 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.5%)
  • Over 7535 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider853 (57%)
  • Passenger341 (23%)
  • Pedestrian307 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,653 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle103 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach64 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 40th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 1999

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 1999: 102, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47102150011
2ndA5948210018
3rdA681102112
4thA563668612
5thA607526425
6thA6030515921
7thA426394005
8thA5460343911
9thA5199273801
10thA50233022
11thB5366212704
12thB667172212
13thB6416161802
14thB53279901
15thA465801
16thA56304501
17thB54183400
18thA51251200
19thB5681100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 1999

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,148.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 1999

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 1999: 311.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years