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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2003, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (434), and casualties rose from 646.

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

Collisions in 2003
444
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
655
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2003

0.9% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2003 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious429.5%
  • Slight39890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious568.5%
  • Slight59491%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2003 is highlighted, with 444, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7%)
  • February36 (8.1%)
  • March42 (9.5%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June42 (9.5%)
  • July39 (8.8%)
  • August33 (7.4%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December33 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (61%)
  • Wet or damp154 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (33%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph138 (31%)
  • 70 mph104 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (23%)
  • Roundabout45 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 35139 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (19%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (64%)
  • Passenger199 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2003.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2003

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2003, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2003: 64, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16410303
2ndA511436203
3rdA453305702
4thA42263705
5thB5324152101
6thA50131702
7thA512101901
8thB59171000
9thA4476810
10thB5856700
11thA44451301
12thB654051000
13thA64700
14thB41163500
15thB5862200
16thB5872401
17thM422300
18thB50031100
19thB50041100
20thB54011110

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2003

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2003: 53.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2003

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2003: 158.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years