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Leicester road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,163 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2001, and 1,488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (1,215), and casualties fell from 1,567.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,163
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,488
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Leicester in 2001 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious786.7%
  • Slight1,07592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious875.8%
  • Slight1,39193%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,163, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday177 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday186 (16%)
  • Saturday155 (13%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8%)
  • February75 (6.4%)
  • March94 (8.1%)
  • April80 (6.9%)
  • May85 (7.3%)
  • June96 (8.3%)
  • July111 (9.5%)
  • August103 (8.9%)
  • September99 (8.5%)
  • October110 (9.5%)
  • November103 (8.9%)
  • December114 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight845 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds892 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (14%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry731 (63%)
  • Wet or damp413 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,058 (91%)
  • 40 mph98 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway822 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (18%)
  • Roundabout66 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant839 (56%)
  • Pedestrian303 (20%)
  • Cyclist142 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5%)
  • 11 to 15132 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20197 (13%)
  • 21 to 25179 (12%)
  • 26 to 35315 (21%)
  • 36 to 45232 (16%)
  • 46 to 55141 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.4%)
  • Over 7526 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider815 (55%)
  • Passenger370 (25%)
  • Pedestrian303 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,599 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle98 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Leicester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leicester ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 44th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2001

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2001, with 125 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2001

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2001: 97, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA479712706
2ndA5948611413
3rdA56381119011
4thA6648206
5thA607426603
6thA426374700
7thA5199375001
8thA5460374603
9thA6030374511
10thB5366293601
11thA50232914
12thB5327152200
13thB64166901
14thB54185501
15thA464401
16thB6674500
17thB5683301
18thA56301100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2001

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,087.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2001

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2001: 321.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years