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Leicester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2018, and 866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (700), and casualties fell from 934.

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

Collisions in 2018
666
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
866
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Leicester in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight55483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11613%
  • Slight74386%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 666, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 666
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday101 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.7%)
  • February39 (5.9%)
  • March54 (8.1%)
  • April60 (9%)
  • May53 (8%)
  • June65 (9.8%)
  • July47 (7.1%)
  • August67 (10%)
  • September45 (6.8%)
  • October61 (9.2%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December52 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry507 (76%)
  • Wet or damp150 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph611 (92%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (53%)
  • Pedestrian188 (22%)
  • Cyclist116 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (20%)
  • 36 to 45151 (17%)
  • 46 to 5590 (10%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7526 (3%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (55%)
  • Passenger200 (23%)
  • Pedestrian188 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car917 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (10%)
  • Motorcycle54 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 49th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2018

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2018, with 74 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2018

The A47 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2018: 54, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47547603
2ndA5945282010
3rdA563466724
4thA6334214
5thA607253614
6thA5460222605
7thA50161913
8thA426141603
9thA6030101400
10thB53669902
11thB641691201
12thA51998803
13thB532781100
14thB6675701
15thA463412
16thB41161100
17thB54181100
18thB5681101
19thB5821100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2018

Leicester had 627 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2018

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2018: 146.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years