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Leicester road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,218 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2002, and 1,550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (1,163), and casualties rose from 1,488.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,218
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,550
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Leicester in 2002 were fatal and 5.5% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious675.5%
  • Slight1,14794%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious684.4%
  • Slight1,47895%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,218, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (13%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday182 (15%)
  • Friday190 (16%)
  • Saturday182 (15%)
  • Sunday152 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (6.7%)
  • February83 (6.8%)
  • March97 (8%)
  • April125 (10%)
  • May96 (7.9%)
  • June92 (7.6%)
  • July83 (6.8%)
  • August103 (8.5%)
  • September112 (9.2%)
  • October125 (10%)
  • November121 (9.9%)
  • December99 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight875 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit334 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry757 (62%)
  • Wet or damp447 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,131 (93%)
  • 40 mph80 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway859 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (18%)
  • Roundabout72 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant853 (55%)
  • Pedestrian330 (21%)
  • Cyclist130 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1593 (6%)
  • 16 to 20215 (14%)
  • 21 to 25201 (13%)
  • 26 to 35324 (21%)
  • 36 to 45240 (15%)
  • 46 to 55145 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider807 (52%)
  • Passenger413 (27%)
  • Pedestrian330 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,656 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle122 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (4%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leicester ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 30th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2002

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2002, with 160 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2002

The A563 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2002: 98, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5639812504
2ndA478712405
3rdA5948610800
4thA6698521
5thA5460495802
6thA6030495714
7thA607496601
8thA5199395504
9thA426304000
10thB5366283603
11thA50203102
12thB6416182301
13thB5327131601
14thB6677801
15thB54184400
16thB5684500
17thA463400
18thA56301100
19thB54161100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2002

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,160.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2002

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2002: 299.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Leicester road accidents in other years