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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1986, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (401), and casualties fell from 544.

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

Collisions in 1986
371
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
519
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1986

3.8% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.8%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight28477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42281%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1986 is highlighted, with 371, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.2%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May25 (6.7%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July32 (8.6%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November35 (9.4%)
  • December35 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (58%)
  • Wet or damp142 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph145 (39%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (27%)
  • 21 to 2598 (19%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (62%)
  • Passenger153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (65%)
  • Motorcycle106 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1986.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1986

The A453 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1986: 47, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453477126
2ndA50405127
3rdB585273215
4thM1264632
5thA6233526
6thB6540152105
7thB587121802
8thA447111804
9thB5329101101
10thB500391301
11thB59191103
12thA51281201
13thB532471101
14thB5866701
15thB50025802
16thB53265701
17thB41164410
18thB50064500
19thB54014401
20thA4443603

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1986

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1986: 52.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1986

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1986: 141.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years