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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2001, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (499), and casualties fell from 727.

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

Collisions in 2001
504
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
718
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2001

2.4% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight43486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious7310%
  • Slight63288%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2001 is highlighted, with 504, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.3%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March38 (7.5%)
  • April34 (6.7%)
  • May47 (9.3%)
  • June48 (9.5%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September35 (6.9%)
  • October50 (9.9%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December40 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (54%)
  • Wet or damp212 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (34%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph177 (35%)
  • 70 mph108 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (21%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (18%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35170 (24%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (68%)
  • Passenger193 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle79 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had the 162nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2001

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2001, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2001: 59, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1598532
2ndA511446424
3rdA42324916
4thA453294204
5thA512264514
6thA50171902
7thB5324152423
8thA447121601
9thA444111804
10thA6101912
11thB500391401
12thB41167900
13thB59161201
14thB50065600
15thB5855600
16thB5865500
17thB65405902
18thB5874400
19thM422300
20thA5431100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2001

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2001: 65.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2001

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2001: 213.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years