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Leicester road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 976 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2011, and 1,263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010 (977), and casualties rose from 1,246.

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

Collisions in 2011
976
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,263
Up 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Leicester in 2011 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious868.8%
  • Slight88691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious917.2%
  • Slight1,16892%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 976, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (15%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.2%)
  • February82 (8.4%)
  • March91 (9.3%)
  • April70 (7.2%)
  • May88 (9%)
  • June89 (9.1%)
  • July87 (8.9%)
  • August77 (7.9%)
  • September81 (8.3%)
  • October86 (8.8%)
  • November75 (7.7%)
  • December80 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight720 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds811 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (2%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry763 (78%)
  • Wet or damp210 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph902 (92%)
  • 40 mph68 (7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway688 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout64 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (55%)
  • Pedestrian236 (19%)
  • Cyclist170 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5%)
  • 16 to 20157 (12%)
  • 21 to 25183 (14%)
  • 26 to 35239 (19%)
  • 36 to 45203 (16%)
  • 46 to 55139 (11%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded59 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (58%)
  • Passenger292 (23%)
  • Pedestrian236 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,368 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle73 (4%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 23rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2011

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2011, with 105 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2011

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2011: 80, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA478010605
2ndA563708816
3rdA6617404
4thA594588416
5thA607294515
6thA5460283918
7thA426233502
8thA6030232600
9thB5366233003
10thA5199223103
11thA50172301
12thB6416121502
13thB532791401
14thB541861000
15thB5683300
16thB6673400
17thA462300
18thA5361100
19thA56301100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2011

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 911.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2011

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2011: 239.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years