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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2005, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (408), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 2005
424
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
610
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2005

2.6% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2005 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious399.2%
  • Slight37488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious508.2%
  • Slight54790%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2005 is highlighted, with 424, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.9%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March25 (5.9%)
  • April41 (9.7%)
  • May41 (9.7%)
  • June30 (7.1%)
  • July37 (8.7%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November29 (6.8%)
  • December40 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (63%)
  • Wet or damp147 (35%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (39%)
  • 40 mph34 (8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph128 (30%)
  • 70 mph86 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20117 (19%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (65%)
  • Passenger174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (74%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2005.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2005

Coalville West, North West Leicestershire, LE67 3JP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2005, with 21 collisions.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2005: 48, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1487913
2ndA511415615
3rdA42325315
4thA453223501
5thA50101702
6thA512101510
7thB58591310
8thA671010
9thB53247802
10thA4476700
11thB41166800
12thA4443400
13thB54933402
14thB5913600
15thB5872300
16thB65402400

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2005

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2005: 58.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2005

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2005: 177.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2005, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years