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Leicester road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,215 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2000, and 1,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (1,218), and casualties rose from 1,501.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,215
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,567
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Leicester in 2000 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious857%
  • Slight1,12392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious966.1%
  • Slight1,46493%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,215, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (16%)
  • Tuesday180 (15%)
  • Wednesday163 (13%)
  • Thursday180 (15%)
  • Friday218 (18%)
  • Saturday163 (13%)
  • Sunday112 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.2%)
  • February89 (7.3%)
  • March96 (7.9%)
  • April95 (7.8%)
  • May113 (9.3%)
  • June89 (7.3%)
  • July95 (7.8%)
  • August91 (7.5%)
  • September99 (8.1%)
  • October112 (9.2%)
  • November105 (8.6%)
  • December119 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight877 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit331 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds892 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (5%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (59%)
  • Wet or damp481 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,113 (92%)
  • 40 mph91 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway836 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout55 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant875 (56%)
  • Pedestrian294 (19%)
  • Cyclist187 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1599 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20250 (16%)
  • 21 to 25195 (12%)
  • 26 to 35346 (22%)
  • 36 to 45227 (14%)
  • 46 to 55124 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6575 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.1%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider841 (54%)
  • Passenger432 (28%)
  • Pedestrian294 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,662 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle186 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle94 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach61 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 42nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2000

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2000: 106, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4710615508
2ndA5639513154
3rdA59494130012
4thA68010802
5thA6030526404
6thA607385401
7thA426344301
8thA5460344500
9thB5366253211
10thA5199222801
11thA50193401
12thB6416141702
13thB667121400
14thB5327111103
15thA465601
16thB54184501
17thB5684401
18thA56303400

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2000

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,142.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2000

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2000: 324.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years