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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2011, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2010 (268), and casualties fell from 350.

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

Collisions in 2011
214
Down 20% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
288
Down 18% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2011

2.3% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight18586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight25488%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2011 is highlighted, with 214, down 20% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 214
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (10%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday43 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.5%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May11 (5.1%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July17 (7.9%)
  • August21 (9.8%)
  • September16 (7.5%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November17 (7.9%)
  • December20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (70%)
  • Wet or damp59 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph81 (38%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (23%)
  • 70 mph61 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (25%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (20%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (69%)
  • Passenger63 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2011.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2011

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2011, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2011

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2011: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1304402
2ndA511203123
3rdA453142103
4thA42121611
5thA50111402
6thB5854501
7thA4443400
8thB65403510
9thA4472300
10thA5122300
11thB53242401
12thA5631100
13thB41161100
14thB54931401
15thB5871100
16thB5911100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2011

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2011: 30.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2011

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2011: 83.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2011, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years