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Leicester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,125 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2004, and 1,411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (1,101), and casualties rose from 1,350.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,125
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,411
Up 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2004

1% of collisions in Leicester in 2004 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious716.3%
  • Slight1,04393%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious835.9%
  • Slight1,31793%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,125, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (16%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday171 (15%)
  • Friday197 (18%)
  • Saturday138 (12%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.8%)
  • February92 (8.2%)
  • March89 (7.9%)
  • April100 (8.9%)
  • May94 (8.4%)
  • June99 (8.8%)
  • July88 (7.8%)
  • August94 (8.4%)
  • September96 (8.5%)
  • October102 (9.1%)
  • November101 (9%)
  • December82 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit292 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds893 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (67%)
  • Wet or damp351 (31%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,039 (92%)
  • 40 mph76 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway822 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (15%)
  • Roundabout76 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant794 (56%)
  • Pedestrian268 (19%)
  • Cyclist145 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1076 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15108 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20199 (14%)
  • 21 to 25185 (13%)
  • 26 to 35285 (20%)
  • 36 to 45203 (14%)
  • 46 to 55149 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.6%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded48 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider780 (55%)
  • Passenger363 (26%)
  • Pedestrian268 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,558 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle114 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 29th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2004

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2004, with 109 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2004

The A563 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2004: 89, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5638911535
2ndA478711915
3rdA594749515
4thA6587404
5thA6030415811
6thA607395114
7thA426324202
8thA5199263701
9thA5460252512
10thB5366222501
11thB5327182502
12thB6416161701
13thA50152301
14thA4651401
15thB54185600
16thA56302200
17thB5682701
18thB6671100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2004

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,051.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2004

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2004: 298.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Leicester road accidents in other years