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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2008, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (377), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 2008
311
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
428
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2008

1.6% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight27087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious429.8%
  • Slight37888%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2008 is highlighted, with 311, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February27 (8.7%)
  • March21 (6.8%)
  • April28 (9%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June22 (7.1%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August20 (6.4%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November29 (9.3%)
  • December20 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (56%)
  • Wet or damp121 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph93 (30%)
  • 70 mph76 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (24%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (20%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (72%)
  • Passenger105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2008.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2008

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2008, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2008: 46, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1467026
2ndA42243613
3rdA511243103
4thA453223204
5thA444101400
6thA5081101
7thA51251101
8thB65405701
9thM4251002
10thA4474400
11thA64600
12thB41164600
13thB5874500
14thB53242500
15thB5852401
16thB5912200
17thA51111100
18thA5631100
19thB5811100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2008

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2008: 28.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2008

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2008: 99.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years