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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1998, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (473), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1998
480
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
686
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1998

1.7% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1998 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious398.1%
  • Slight43390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious649.3%
  • Slight61089%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1998 is highlighted, with 480, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (11%)
  • Friday97 (20%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May39 (8.1%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July31 (6.5%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September37 (7.7%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November38 (7.9%)
  • December45 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (55%)
  • Wet or damp207 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (38%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph149 (31%)
  • 70 mph111 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (21%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20131 (19%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 35167 (24%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (61%)
  • Passenger223 (33%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1998.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1998

The A511 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1998: 50, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511507603
2ndM1476910
3rdA453304311
4thA42295631
5thA6192300
6thB5003151503
7thA512132102
8thA50121800
9thA44791600
10thB532491402
11thB58681110
12thA44471201
13thB50067901
14thB59171001
15thB41164400
16thB65403301
17thM423600
18thB50042310
19thB5852200
20thB54931100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1998

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1998: 64.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1998

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1998: 174.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years