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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2012, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (214), and casualties rose from 288.

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

Collisions in 2012
227
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
325
Up 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2012

2.2% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight27484%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2012 is highlighted, with 227, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (9.3%)
  • Sunday37 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.7%)
  • February8 (3.5%)
  • March13 (5.7%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May15 (6.6%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July20 (8.8%)
  • August22 (9.7%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December17 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (53%)
  • Wet or damp100 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (41%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph58 (26%)
  • 70 mph48 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2563 (19%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (69%)
  • Passenger76 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2012.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2012

Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2012, with 15 collisions.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2012

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2012: 24, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1243701
2ndA511212601
3rdA453122100
4thA42102012
5thA50101301
6thA4474600
7thB53244811
8thA4443700
9thB41163301
10thB5853301
11thB5913500
12thA5122601
13thA62201
14thB5872611
15thB65401300
16thM421200

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2012

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2012: 34.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2012

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2012: 97.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2012, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years