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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2006, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (424), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 2006
361
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
525
Down 14% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2006

2.8% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight30785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight45687%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2006 is highlighted, with 361, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February26 (7.2%)
  • March24 (6.6%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June33 (9.1%)
  • July25 (6.9%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (62%)
  • Wet or damp133 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (31%)
  • 40 mph46 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph125 (35%)
  • 70 mph71 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (20%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (70%)
  • Passenger123 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (78%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • 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 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North West Leicestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2006.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2006

Coalville West, North West Leicestershire, LE67 3JP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2006, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2006

The A511 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2006: 45, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511456524
2ndM1395213
3rdA42234505
4thA453233712
5thA6122133
6thA444111703
7thA44791601
8thB5858900
9thA5127900
10thB41167801
11thA506802
12thB53245810
13thB65405602
14thB54933401
15thB5912300
16thB5871100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2006

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2006: 46.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2006

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2006: 143.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2006, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years