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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1979, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,541 collisions in North West Leicestershire.

Collisions in 1979
387
Casualties in 1979
540
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1979

2.1% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious11830%
  • Slight26167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious14326%
  • Slight38972%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1979 is highlighted, with 387.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025121148
2024120152
2023111142
2022100128
2021113141
202090124
2019132171
2018163235
2017154224
2016190274
2015219286
2014247340
2013249360
2012227325
2011214288
2010268350
2009279394
2008311428
2007377511
2006361525
2005424610
2004408618
2003444655
2002434646
2001504718
2000499727
1999478698
1998480686
1997473712
1996427613
1995437647
1994448638
1993424606
1992397588
1991407617
1990436626
1989430637
1988436591
1987403575
1986371519
1985401544
1984383557
1983407574
1982377507
1981381534
1980399503
1979387540

When and where crashes happen in North West Leicestershire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (10%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday78 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November29 (7.5%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (55%)
  • Wet or damp142 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.2%)
  • Snow14 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (49%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph144 (37%)
  • 70 mph35 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20168 (31%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (62%)
  • Passenger147 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (60%)
  • Motorcycle138 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North West Leicestershire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1979.

Collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1979

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1979: 57, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4535790323
2ndA50294609
3rdB585283414
4thA447223729
5thM1202905
6thA6161904
7thB587152404
8thA512142704
9thB586131905
10thB5003101703
11thB591101103
12thB6540101303
13thB532451103
14thB53294500
15thB53263401
16thB53303401
17thB41162200
18thB50022200
19thB53502200
20thB54012201

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1979

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1979: 58.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1979

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1979: 180.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years