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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1995, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (448), and casualties rose from 638.

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

Collisions in 1995
437
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
647
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1995

1.6% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8513%
  • Slight55486%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1995 is highlighted, with 437, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March23 (5.3%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June43 (9.8%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October37 (8.5%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December30 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (66%)
  • Wet or damp132 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (37%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph160 (37%)
  • 70 mph92 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 25110 (17%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (62%)
  • Passenger201 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1995.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1995

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1995: 51, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15176010
2ndA50385301
3rdA453295305
4thA42254404
5thA6202803
6thA512152603
7thB5324101500
8thB591101203
9thB500691001
10thB58691301
11thA44771102
12thA4446801
13thB50036800
14thB5856702
15thB41164601
16thB5873401
17thB65403501
18thB53291300
19thB6681100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1995

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1995: 54.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1995

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1995: 172.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1995, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years