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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2015, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (247), and casualties fell from 340.

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

Collisions in 2015
219
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
286
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2015

2.7% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight23683%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2015 is highlighted, with 219, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 219
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.7%)
  • February14 (6.4%)
  • March15 (6.8%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May15 (6.8%)
  • June14 (6.4%)
  • July21 (9.6%)
  • August14 (6.4%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (61%)
  • Wet or damp81 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph86 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (29%)
  • 70 mph33 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (19%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (69%)
  • Passenger59 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2015.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2015

Coalville West, North West Leicestershire, LE67 3JP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2015, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2015

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2015: 19, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1192611
2ndA511172202
3rdA453132102
4thA42121402
5thB411691401
6thB53245602
7thA504400
8thA5124500
9thA4473301
10thB5873702
11thB65403901
12thA4442300
13thA62510
14thB54932201
15thB5852210
16thB5912200
17thB50101100
18thM421200

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2015

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2015: 34.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2015

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2015: 79.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years