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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2021, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2020 (90), and casualties rose from 124.

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

Collisions in 2021
113
Up 26% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
141
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2021

4.4% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.4%
  • Serious2825%
  • Slight8071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious3323%
  • Slight10373%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2021 is highlighted, with 113, up 26% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 113
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (19%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (1.8%)
  • February5 (4.4%)
  • March7 (6.2%)
  • April8 (7.1%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July7 (6.2%)
  • August10 (8.8%)
  • September19 (17%)
  • October15 (13%)
  • November11 (9.7%)
  • December7 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (79%)
  • Wet or damp23 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph43 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (13%)
  • 60 mph29 (26%)
  • 70 mph16 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2524 (17%)
  • 26 to 3527 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5514 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (5%)
  • Over 759 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (68%)
  • Passenger29 (21%)
  • Pedestrian16 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (70%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (4.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2021.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2021

Coalville West, North West Leicestershire, LE67 3JP area, Daleacre Hill, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2YZ area and Long Whatton & Diseworth, North West Leicestershire, DE74 2TZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2021, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2021: 11, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1111203
2ndA51181002
3rdA426812
4thA4536601
5thB41164712
6thA5123400
7thB5913400
8thB65403401
9thA4442200
10thA11100
11thA4471100
12thA501200
13thB53241100
14thB5871301

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2021

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2021

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2021: 37.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2021, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years