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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2014, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2013 (249), and casualties fell from 360.

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

Collisions in 2014
247
Down 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
340
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2014

0.8% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight20784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight29988%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2014 is highlighted, with 247, down 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (21%)
  • Wednesday52 (21%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.7%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March31 (13%)
  • April17 (6.9%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July24 (9.7%)
  • August12 (4.9%)
  • September19 (7.7%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November13 (5.3%)
  • December34 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (68%)
  • Wet or damp72 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph89 (36%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph70 (28%)
  • 70 mph48 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (69%)
  • Passenger82 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (70%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2014.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2014

Coalville West, North West Leicestershire, LE67 3JP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2014, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2014: 20, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1203301
2ndA453192902
3rdA42183112
4thA511162303
5thA44481503
6thA4478911
7thA5081202
8thB532461002
9thB5913300
10thB65403400
11thB5872400
12thA5121100
13thA61100
14thB41141100
15thB41161100
16thB54931100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2014

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2014: 27.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2014

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2014: 81.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years