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Leicester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Leicester in 2025, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (448), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 2025
463
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
531
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Leicester in 2025

1.3% of collisions in Leicester in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 13% in Leicester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight33873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight40075%

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,434 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 463, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 463
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8%)
  • February39 (8.4%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April50 (11%)
  • May41 (8.9%)
  • June28 (6%)
  • July34 (7.3%)
  • August41 (8.9%)
  • September40 (8.6%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November39 (8.4%)
  • December35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (71%)
  • Wet or damp97 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (6.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph420 (91%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leicester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (42%)
  • Pedestrian122 (23%)
  • Cyclist100 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2063 (12%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (63%)
  • Pedestrian122 (23%)
  • Passenger72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (13%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leicester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leicester had the 59th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leicester in 2025

Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leicester in 2025, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leicester with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Leicester in 2025: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leicester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6384917
2ndA47324006
3rdA563313615
4thA594313218
5thA5460212306
6thA607141706
7thB5366131504
8thA6030101202
9thB53278900
10thA507700
11thA51996600
12thB64166602
13thA4265501
14thB5683303
15thA461100
16thB54181100

Towns in Leicester: crashes in 2025

Leicester had 435 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Leicester: crashes in 2025

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leicester in 2025: 121.

Latest crashes in Leicester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Leicester in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Leicester road accidents in other years