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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1980, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (387), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 1980
399
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
503
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1980

2.5% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious12531%
  • Slight26466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious14429%
  • Slight34869%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1980 is highlighted, with 399, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (18%)
  • Sunday60 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.8%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March23 (5.8%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June39 (9.8%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August37 (9.3%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (60%)
  • Wet or damp150 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (54%)
  • 40 mph12 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph146 (37%)
  • 70 mph24 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (35%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20206 (41%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (10%)
  • 36 to 4530 (6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (69%)
  • Passenger115 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (55%)
  • Motorcycle175 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1980.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1980

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1980: 51, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4535161212
2ndA504452014
3rdB585354126
4thB6540223506
5thA6202819
6thB587161716
7thM1152813
8thB586141606
9thA447111303
10thB5324111505
11thB50038903
12thB59181022
13thA51271005
14thB500261001
15thB54014402
16thB53263702
17thB53293300
18thA4442400
19thB50042201
20thB50062201

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1980

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1980: 66.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1980

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1980: 172.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years