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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2004, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2003 (444), and casualties fell from 655.

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

Collisions in 2004
408
Down 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
618
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2004

2.9% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight35587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious528.4%
  • Slight55490%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2004 is highlighted, with 408, down 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday78 (19%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.8%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May22 (5.4%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July39 (9.6%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September50 (12%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November38 (9.3%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (58%)
  • Wet or damp159 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph124 (30%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph138 (34%)
  • 70 mph92 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (21%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20111 (18%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (22%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (63%)
  • Passenger191 (31%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2004.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2004

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2004, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2004: 59, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15910714
2ndA511335131
3rdA42223202
4thA453205002
5thA50121301
6thA512111901
7thA447101311
8thB5324101101
9thB59191700
10thA681403
11thB411671212
12thB54933401
13thB5873300
14thB65403300
15thB50032301
16thB5852300
17thM422401
18thA4441300
19thB50061101

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2004

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2004: 48.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2004

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2004: 152.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years