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Leicester road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2012, and 1,284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (976), and casualties rose from 1,263.

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

Collisions in 2012
988
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,284
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Leicester in 2012 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious787.9%
  • Slight90592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious836.5%
  • Slight1,19593%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 988, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (13%)
  • Tuesday156 (16%)
  • Wednesday159 (16%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday157 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (8.1%)
  • February71 (7.2%)
  • March82 (8.3%)
  • April89 (9%)
  • May107 (11%)
  • June80 (8.1%)
  • July70 (7.1%)
  • August56 (5.7%)
  • September89 (9%)
  • October98 (9.9%)
  • November92 (9.3%)
  • December74 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight725 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry695 (70%)
  • Wet or damp278 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph912 (92%)
  • 40 mph71 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway721 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant729 (57%)
  • Pedestrian229 (18%)
  • Cyclist164 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20153 (12%)
  • 21 to 25194 (15%)
  • 26 to 35264 (21%)
  • 36 to 45206 (16%)
  • 46 to 55151 (12%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.3%)
  • Over 7526 (2%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider745 (58%)
  • Passenger310 (24%)
  • Pedestrian229 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,405 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle81 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 24th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2012

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2012, with 85 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2012

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2012: 84, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA478411706
2ndA6628012
3rdA563598702
4thA594536804
5thA607415911
6thA5460334314
7thA426273506
8thA6030242804
9thA5199202301
10thA50182101
11thB5366161903
12thB5327121600
13thB6416121400
14thB6676900
15thB5684501
16thA56301100
17thB54181100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2012

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 936.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2012

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2012: 238.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years