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Leicester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,046 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2005, and 1,334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (1,125), and casualties fell from 1,411.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,046
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,334
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
5.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2005

1% of collisions in Leicester in 2005 were fatal and 5.3% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious555.3%
  • Slight98194%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious594.4%
  • Slight1,26595%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,046, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (15%)
  • Wednesday188 (18%)
  • Thursday156 (15%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (6.5%)
  • February78 (7.5%)
  • March80 (7.6%)
  • April86 (8.2%)
  • May87 (8.3%)
  • June75 (7.2%)
  • July99 (9.5%)
  • August87 (8.3%)
  • September87 (8.3%)
  • October105 (10%)
  • November92 (8.8%)
  • December102 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight762 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds806 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded49 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry741 (71%)
  • Wet or damp296 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph974 (93%)
  • 40 mph71 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway742 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout56 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant758 (57%)
  • Pedestrian279 (21%)
  • Cyclist107 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20169 (13%)
  • 21 to 25180 (13%)
  • 26 to 35247 (19%)
  • 36 to 45223 (17%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded75 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (54%)
  • Passenger332 (25%)
  • Pedestrian279 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,460 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle94 (5%)
  • Bus or coach77 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 31st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2005

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2005, with 123 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2005

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2005: 76, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47769603
2ndA563719402
3rdA6587605
4thA594546812
5thA607445811
6thA426313702
7thA5199314500
8thA50273800
9thA5460242901
10thA6030242901
11thB6416192600
12thB5366142101
13thB5327121501
14thB6677800
15thB54184700
16thA56302400
17thB51992500
18thA5191200
19thB5681100
20thB5821100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2005

Leicester had 994 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2005

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2005: 256.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Leicester road accidents in other years