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Leicester road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 977 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2010, and 1,246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (1,002), and casualties fell from 1,342.

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

Collisions in 2010
977
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,246
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Leicester in 2010 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious788%
  • Slight89592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious826.6%
  • Slight1,16093%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 977, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (16%)
  • Wednesday162 (17%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday159 (16%)
  • Saturday132 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.1%)
  • February72 (7.4%)
  • March81 (8.3%)
  • April82 (8.4%)
  • May79 (8.1%)
  • June102 (10%)
  • July76 (7.8%)
  • August90 (9.2%)
  • September77 (7.9%)
  • October103 (11%)
  • November97 (9.9%)
  • December58 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight719 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds753 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other54 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry682 (70%)
  • Wet or damp254 (26%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.7%)
  • Snow15 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph924 (95%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway703 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout50 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant731 (59%)
  • Pedestrian229 (18%)
  • Cyclist140 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5%)
  • 16 to 20183 (15%)
  • 21 to 25164 (13%)
  • 26 to 35244 (20%)
  • 36 to 45174 (14%)
  • 46 to 55143 (11%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.6%)
  • Over 7521 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider706 (57%)
  • Passenger311 (25%)
  • Pedestrian229 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,383 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle77 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 22nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2010

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2010, with 106 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2010

The A594 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2010: 67, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594677601
2ndA47627905
3rdA563628726
4thA607526701
5thA6405201
6thA5460283800
7thA426263602
8thA5199242902
9thA6030212601
10thB5366172001
11thA50161701
12thB6416131701
13thB532791000
14thB5684400
15thA462500
16thB6672200
17thB54181100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2010

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 932.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2010

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2010: 224.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years