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Leicester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2019, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2018 (666), and casualties fell from 866.

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

Collisions in 2019
555
Down 17% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
707
Down 18% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Leicester in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9918%
  • Slight45281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10515%
  • Slight59885%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 555, down 17% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 555
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.4%)
  • February48 (8.6%)
  • March56 (10%)
  • April53 (9.5%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June37 (6.7%)
  • July43 (7.7%)
  • August43 (7.7%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October37 (6.7%)
  • November54 (9.7%)
  • December52 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (74%)
  • Wet or damp140 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph503 (91%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (54%)
  • Pedestrian151 (21%)
  • Cyclist90 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (11%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35149 (21%)
  • 36 to 45120 (17%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (57%)
  • Pedestrian151 (21%)
  • Passenger150 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 57th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2019

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2019, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2019

The A594 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2019: 40, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5944052011
2ndA563396008
3rdA47345425
4thA6273502
5thA607192503
6thA5460142000
7thA6030131601
8thA5199121401
9thB5366111202
10thA5081002
11thB64167903
12thA4266703
13thB53276700
14thA463400
15thB54181100
16thB5681100
17thB6671101

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2019

Leicester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 520.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2019

LE5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2019: 137.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years