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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1999, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (480), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1999
478
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
698
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 1999

2.5% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious679.6%
  • Slight61889%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 1999 is highlighted, with 478, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (17%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.5%)
  • February40 (8.4%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June46 (9.6%)
  • July37 (7.7%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September40 (8.4%)
  • October36 (7.5%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (55%)
  • Wet or damp194 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (35%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph175 (37%)
  • 70 mph104 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (18%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35165 (24%)
  • 36 to 45106 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (63%)
  • Passenger209 (30%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1999.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 1999

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 1999: 43, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1436924
2ndA511427012
3rdA453253612
4thA6222912
5thA42202907
6thA447172804
7thB591173122
8thA50132112
9thB5003122001
10thA444111502
11thA51271002
12thB50067900
13thB532471101
14thB58671000
15thB5875810
16thB41163301
17thA42022600
18thA42072200
19thB54932300
20thB5852501

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1999

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 1999: 42.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 1999

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 1999: 179.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years