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Leicester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 845 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2016, and 1,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015, and casualties rose from 1,057.

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

Collisions in 2016
845
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,093
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Leicester in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious8810%
  • Slight75289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious978.9%
  • Slight99091%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 845, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday141 (17%)
  • Friday138 (16%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.2%)
  • February74 (8.8%)
  • March57 (6.7%)
  • April61 (7.2%)
  • May106 (13%)
  • June70 (8.3%)
  • July73 (8.6%)
  • August69 (8.2%)
  • September69 (8.2%)
  • October54 (6.4%)
  • November88 (10%)
  • December55 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight588 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (77%)
  • Wet or damp182 (22%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph771 (91%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (57%)
  • Pedestrian184 (17%)
  • Cyclist145 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20107 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 25150 (14%)
  • 26 to 35233 (21%)
  • 36 to 45195 (18%)
  • 46 to 55135 (12%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.8%)
  • Over 7520 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider668 (61%)
  • Passenger241 (22%)
  • Pedestrian184 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,215 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle69 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 30th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2016

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2016, with 87 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2016

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2016: 65, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47659206
2ndA563599001
3rdA594506814
4thA607486207
5thA6425213
6thA5460304405
7thA5199222804
8thB5366223300
9thA426212902
10thA50191902
11thB6416162502
12thA6030152101
13thB532791501
14thB54185800
15thB6675500
16thA56304400
17thA462200
18thB5681101

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2016

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 797.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2016

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2016: 197.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years