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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2000, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (478), and casualties rose from 698.

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

Collisions in 2000
499
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
727
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
10% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2000

2.6% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight43687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious679.2%
  • Slight64689%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2000 is highlighted, with 499, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.6%)
  • February41 (8.2%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June36 (7.2%)
  • July34 (6.8%)
  • August48 (9.6%)
  • September47 (9.4%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November40 (8%)
  • December45 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (53%)
  • Wet or damp222 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (33%)
  • 40 mph20 (4%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph167 (33%)
  • 70 mph128 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (24%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35171 (24%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (66%)
  • Passenger199 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in North West Leicestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had the 169th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2000

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2000: 74, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17412516
2ndA511435814
3rdA453345821
4thA42273820
5thA6152311
6thA50121602
7thB5003122501
8thB4116101610
9thA51291402
10thB58691121
11thA44481300
12thA44781200
13thB532471001
14thB50065701
15thB5875803
16thB5915600
17thB5854500
18thB65403400
19thM423301
20thA42091100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2000

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2000: 63.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2000

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2000: 187.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years