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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2010, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (279), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2010
268
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
350
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2010

2.6% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight22985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight30888%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2010 is highlighted, with 268, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (18%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.6%)
  • February17 (6.3%)
  • March19 (7.1%)
  • April19 (7.1%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June31 (12%)
  • July35 (13%)
  • August13 (4.9%)
  • September16 (6%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November38 (14%)
  • December17 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (62%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (7.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (35%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph71 (26%)
  • 70 mph67 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (73%)
  • Passenger71 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2010.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2010

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2010, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2010

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2010: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1324012
2ndA511243101
3rdA42213023
4thA453151801
5thA50101002
6thA44781101
7thB532481204
8thA44471300
9thA51251502
10thB5854500
11thB5914710
12thB5873501
13thA62200
14thB65402200
15thB41161100
16thB50101100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2010

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2010: 34.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2010

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2010: 112.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2010.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years