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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1997, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (427), and casualties rose from 613.

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

Collisions in 1997
473
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
712
Up 16% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1997

2.5% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight40285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious7110%
  • Slight62988%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1997 is highlighted, with 473, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February42 (8.9%)
  • March21 (4.4%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May38 (8%)
  • June39 (8.2%)
  • July39 (8.2%)
  • August46 (9.7%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November47 (9.9%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (57%)
  • Wet or damp202 (43%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (32%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph177 (37%)
  • 70 mph109 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20100 (14%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35170 (24%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (64%)
  • Passenger209 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1997.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1997: 67, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16710407
2ndA453436216
3rdA6335026
4thA50294000
5thA42196707
6thA511152412
7thA512121611
8thB5003101501
9thA44491101
10thB532491200
11thA4478811
12thB500681101
13thB5868800
14thB411651101
15thB5915700
16thB54934500
17thB5874712
18thB5852301
19thB65402300
20thB50041100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1997

Ashby-de-la-Zouch had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1997: 46.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1997

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1997: 140.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 1997.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years