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Leicester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2017, and 934 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (845), and casualties fell from 1,093.

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

Collisions in 2017
700
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
934
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2017

0.1% of collisions in Leicester in 2017 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious669.4%
  • Slight63390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious677.2%
  • Slight86693%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 700, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (17%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.3%)
  • February59 (8.4%)
  • March58 (8.3%)
  • April55 (7.9%)
  • May56 (8%)
  • June65 (9.3%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August45 (6.4%)
  • September63 (9%)
  • October56 (8%)
  • November55 (7.9%)
  • December50 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (72%)
  • Wet or damp178 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph634 (91%)
  • 40 mph56 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (7%)
  • Roundabout42 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (58%)
  • Pedestrian160 (17%)
  • Cyclist114 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (12%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35194 (21%)
  • 36 to 45153 (16%)
  • 46 to 55119 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (59%)
  • Passenger224 (24%)
  • Pedestrian160 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 45th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2017

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2017, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2017

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2017: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47448003
2ndA563426001
3rdA594425004
4thA6385601
5thA607304501
6thA6030182300
7thB5366172703
8thA5460151700
9thA50131703
10thA5199131402
11thB6416111802
12thA426101400
13thB532781100
14thA56304400
15thB54183300
16thB6673301
17thB5682200

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2017

Leicester had 663 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2017

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2017: 160.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years