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North West Leicestershire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2025, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (120), and casualties fell from 152.

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

Collisions in 2025
121
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
148
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North West Leicestershire in 2025

2.5% of collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.7% and 17% in North West Leicestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious2722%
  • Slight9175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11678%

North West Leicestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North West Leicestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 504 in 2001. 2025 is highlighted, with 121, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 121
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (17%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (21%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday12 (9.9%)
  • Sunday17 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.3%)
  • February7 (5.8%)
  • March9 (7.4%)
  • April8 (6.6%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June8 (6.6%)
  • July10 (8.3%)
  • August10 (8.3%)
  • September8 (6.6%)
  • October10 (8.3%)
  • November20 (17%)
  • December7 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Other9 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (69%)
  • Wet or damp28 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph43 (36%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 50 mph37 (31%)
  • 60 mph15 (12%)
  • 70 mph10 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (13%)
  • 26 to 3523 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (18%)
  • 46 to 5517 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.1%)
  • Over 755 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (73%)
  • Passenger23 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (68%)
  • Motorcycle25 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North West Leicestershire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North West Leicestershire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2025.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North West Leicestershire in 2025

Coalville West, North West Leicestershire, LE67 3JP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North West Leicestershire in 2025, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North West Leicestershire with the most crashes in 2025

The A511 had the most collisions in North West Leicestershire in 2025: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North West Leicestershire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511121303
2ndA453101202
3rdA4271004
4thB41164501
5thB59141111
6thA4472200
7thA502211
8thA5122200
9thA62200
10thB53242201
11thB5852300
12thB5872300
13thA4441100
14thB54931100
15thB65401100
16thM11100

Towns in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2025

Coalville had the most collisions of any town in North West Leicestershire in 2025: 14.

Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire: crashes in 2025

LE67 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North West Leicestershire in 2025: 48.

Latest crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North West Leicestershire in 2025, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2025.

Severity

North West Leicestershire road accidents in other years