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Leicester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,075 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2008, and 1,365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (1,028), and casualties rose from 1,313.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,075
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,365
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2008

0.1% of collisions in Leicester in 2008 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious888.2%
  • Slight98692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious967%
  • Slight1,26893%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,075, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (16%)
  • Tuesday143 (13%)
  • Wednesday148 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (14%)
  • Friday191 (18%)
  • Saturday153 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.8%)
  • February80 (7.4%)
  • March71 (6.6%)
  • April85 (7.9%)
  • May92 (8.6%)
  • June92 (8.6%)
  • July88 (8.2%)
  • August85 (7.9%)
  • September116 (11%)
  • October106 (9.9%)
  • November103 (9.6%)
  • December84 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight788 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit282 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds754 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded95 (8.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry745 (69%)
  • Wet or damp312 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph993 (92%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway741 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (19%)
  • Roundabout69 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant774 (57%)
  • Pedestrian245 (18%)
  • Cyclist137 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20173 (13%)
  • 21 to 25192 (14%)
  • 26 to 35239 (18%)
  • 36 to 45236 (17%)
  • 46 to 55124 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (1.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded92 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider766 (56%)
  • Passenger354 (26%)
  • Pedestrian245 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,534 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle92 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 21st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2008

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2008, with 136 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2008

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2008: 89, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA478911506
2ndA594779607
3rdA563668600
4thA6628005
5thA607507101
6thA5199283500
7thA5460283801
8thA6030283402
9thA426222700
10thA50223502
11thB5327212901
12thB5366131300
13thB6416131901
14thB6675500
15thA464501
16thB5683400
17thB54182200
18thA56301100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2008

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 1,003.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2008

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2008: 257.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Leicester road accidents in other years