Skip to main content
CrashStats

Leicester road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,101 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2003, and 1,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (1,218), and casualties fell from 1,550.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,101
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,350
Down 13% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Leicester in 2003 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious645.8%
  • Slight1,03094%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious735.4%
  • Slight1,27094%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,101, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday158 (14%)
  • Thursday170 (15%)
  • Friday179 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.6%)
  • February102 (9.3%)
  • March83 (7.5%)
  • April73 (6.6%)
  • May90 (8.2%)
  • June91 (8.3%)
  • July79 (7.2%)
  • August84 (7.6%)
  • September105 (9.5%)
  • October110 (10%)
  • November106 (9.6%)
  • December94 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight816 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds886 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry734 (67%)
  • Wet or damp344 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,017 (92%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway762 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout67 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant749 (55%)
  • Pedestrian277 (21%)
  • Cyclist128 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20188 (14%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35287 (21%)
  • 36 to 45217 (16%)
  • 46 to 55115 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.7%)
  • Over 7528 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (56%)
  • Passenger317 (23%)
  • Pedestrian277 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,505 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle120 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 43rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2003

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2003, with 127 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2003

The A563 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2003: 100, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563100131110
2ndA5947710518
3rdA47679205
4thA6616504
5thA607425212
6thA5460384700
7thA426343900
8thA6030324701
9thA5199263201
10thB5366161700
11thB6416121400
12thA50101200
13thA468900
14thB53277700
15thB541871000
16thB6674401
17thB5682400
18thA56301100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2003

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,029.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2003

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2003: 282.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years