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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1996, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (437), and casualties fell from 647.

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

Collisions in 1996
427
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
613
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1996

2.1% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight53587%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1996 is highlighted, with 427, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday91 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8%)
  • February39 (9.1%)
  • March40 (9.4%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May32 (7.5%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November39 (9.1%)
  • December37 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (57%)
  • Wet or damp160 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph137 (32%)
  • 70 mph92 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (22%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2077 (13%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35150 (24%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (64%)
  • Passenger170 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1996.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1996

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1996: 47, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1477704
2ndA50374304
3rdA453294905
4thA42265313
5thA6253403
6thB5324131705
7thB5006111501
8thA44791502
9thB500391202
10thB5868903
11thA4446701
12thB5855602
13thB5915900
14thB65405510
15thA5123610
16thB41161100
17thB50041100
18thB5821101
19thB5871400

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1996

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1996: 69.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1996

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1996: 170.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years