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Leicester road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2024, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (495), and casualties fell from 600.

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

Collisions in 2024
448
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
535
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2024

0.2% of collisions in Leicester in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10624%
  • Slight34176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight42479%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 448, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 448
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.7%)
  • February36 (8%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June44 (9.8%)
  • July30 (6.7%)
  • August25 (5.6%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November39 (8.7%)
  • December37 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (71%)
  • Wet or damp125 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph403 (90%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (46%)
  • Pedestrian122 (23%)
  • Cyclist87 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4599 (19%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (58%)
  • Pedestrian122 (23%)
  • Passenger101 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (11%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 59th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2024

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2024, with 56 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2024

The A563 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2024: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA563385307
2ndA5943440012
3rdA6313506
4thA607253309
5thA47232705
6thA5460182203
7thA50141504
8thA426101302
9thA51998801
10thB53668802
11thA60306900
12thB53276602
13thB64164502
14thB6674500
15thA411100
16thA461200
17thB53291101

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2024

Leicester had 419 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2024

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2024: 103.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years