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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1979, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 5,248 collisions in Oadby and Wigston.

Collisions in 1979
166
Casualties in 1979
205
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight12676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight16279%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 166.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255063
20243948
20235257
20224449
20214047
20202426
20194061
20186798
20177388
20167080
20157690
201488105
20138599
2012117151
2011111138
201097128
2009104134
2008104146
200776102
200692111
2005127155
2004120150
200398113
2002114147
2001130159
2000126167
1999130163
1998142184
1997148177
1996114155
1995137179
1994150189
1993127164
1992128160
1991114133
1990135167
1989141168
1988134170
1987145180
1986180208
1985183225
1984200224
1983158179
1982144182
1981165194
1980143162
1979166205

When and where crashes happen in Oadby and Wigston in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February6 (3.6%)
  • March13 (7.8%)
  • April13 (7.8%)
  • May12 (7.2%)
  • June15 (9%)
  • July11 (6.6%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November17 (10%)
  • December13 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (62%)
  • Wet or damp47 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (83%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 60 mph5 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (21%)
  • Cyclist32 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (11%)
  • 16 to 2071 (35%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (10%)
  • 36 to 4513 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (60%)
  • Pedestrian44 (21%)
  • Passenger39 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (63%)
  • Motorcycle43 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Oadby and Wigston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oadby and Wigston ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1979.

Collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 1979

The A5096 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1979: 29, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5096293418
2ndA6243603
3rdA50192416
4thB5418172302
5thB54039900
6thB53663301
7thB6673301

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 1979

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 1979: 96.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 1979

LE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 1979: 98.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years