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Leicester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,002 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2009, and 1,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (1,075), and casualties fell from 1,365.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,002
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,342
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Leicester in 2009 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious767.6%
  • Slight92092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious816%
  • Slight1,25594%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,002, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (16%)
  • Tuesday142 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday138 (14%)
  • Friday180 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.1%)
  • February48 (4.8%)
  • March76 (7.6%)
  • April74 (7.4%)
  • May88 (8.8%)
  • June76 (7.6%)
  • July91 (9.1%)
  • August89 (8.9%)
  • September95 (9.5%)
  • October94 (9.4%)
  • November106 (11%)
  • December84 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds739 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry685 (68%)
  • Wet or damp288 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph921 (92%)
  • 40 mph71 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant819 (61%)
  • Pedestrian219 (16%)
  • Cyclist126 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (13%)
  • 21 to 25215 (16%)
  • 26 to 35254 (19%)
  • 36 to 45183 (14%)
  • 46 to 55145 (11%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.6%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (57%)
  • Passenger364 (27%)
  • Pedestrian219 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,455 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle82 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 22nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2009

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2009, with 113 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2009

The A563 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2009: 70, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563709608
2ndA6689216
3rdA594658903
4thA47618202
5thA607517324
6thA5199273701
7thA50233401
8thA5460212801
9thA426192302
10thB6416192603
11thB5327182802
12thB5366172000
13thA6030162610
14thA466901
15thB66761401
16thB54183300
17thB5683810
18thA56302200

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2009

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 939.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2009

LE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2009: 245.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Leicester road accidents in other years