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Leicester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 845 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2015, and 1,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (941), and casualties fell from 1,208.

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

Collisions in 2015
845
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,057
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Leicester in 2015 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious849.9%
  • Slight75189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious948.9%
  • Slight95190%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 845, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (12%)
  • Friday150 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.8%)
  • February54 (6.4%)
  • March62 (7.3%)
  • April77 (9.1%)
  • May83 (9.8%)
  • June72 (8.5%)
  • July64 (7.6%)
  • August62 (7.3%)
  • September74 (8.8%)
  • October84 (9.9%)
  • November70 (8.3%)
  • December77 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight603 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds669 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (77%)
  • Wet or damp190 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph780 (92%)
  • 40 mph57 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (53%)
  • Pedestrian224 (21%)
  • Cyclist148 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20121 (11%)
  • 21 to 25153 (14%)
  • 26 to 35211 (20%)
  • 36 to 45154 (15%)
  • 46 to 55121 (11%)
  • 56 to 6585 (8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (57%)
  • Passenger230 (22%)
  • Pedestrian224 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,173 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle79 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leicester ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 34th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2015

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2015, with 89 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2015

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2015: 79, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA477910208
2ndA563678746
3rdA594617708
4thA607394804
5thA6384825
6thA5460283713
7thA50182002
8thB5366162101
9thA5199142201
10thA6030141802
11thB6416142001
12thA426132101
13thB5327112001
14thB6675500
15thB5683301
16thB54182200
17thA461100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2015

Leicester had 799 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2015

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2015: 190.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2015, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years