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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2007, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (361), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 2007
377
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
511
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2007

2.4% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight32787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight45088%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2007 is highlighted, with 377, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday78 (21%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.7%)
  • February33 (8.8%)
  • March36 (9.5%)
  • April28 (7.4%)
  • May25 (6.6%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July27 (7.2%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October36 (9.5%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (63%)
  • Wet or damp132 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph130 (34%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph121 (32%)
  • 70 mph76 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (21%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (18%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2007.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2007

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2007, with 20 collisions.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2007

The A511 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2007: 47, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511475627
2ndM1447524
3rdA42192201
4thA6142622
5thA453131800
6thA50101001
7thB532491310
8thA44481303
9thA51271801
10thB59171101
11thB65407900
12thB5854500
13thM424700
14thA4473300
15thB41163401
16thB5872201

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2007

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2007: 46.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2007

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2007: 161.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years