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Leicester road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2021, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2020 (442), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 2021
422
Down 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
546
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Leicester in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight33078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9317%
  • Slight44882%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 422, down 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 422
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4%)
  • February18 (4.3%)
  • March27 (6.4%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July28 (6.6%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (76%)
  • Wet or damp95 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph379 (90%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (51%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)
  • Cyclist78 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (10%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 35118 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (60%)
  • Passenger115 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 66th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2021

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2021, with 39 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2021

The A563 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2021: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563344707
2ndA594314206
3rdA6273509
4thA47243315
5thA5460212605
6thB5327151812
7thA50111303
8thA60791713
9thA4267800
10thA60306901
11thB53665802
12thA464501
13thA51994501
14thB64163700
15thB6673701
16thB54182200
17thB5682301
18thA30601100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2021

Leicester had 390 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2021

LE3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2021: 102.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years