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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1997, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 1996 (114), and casualties rose from 155.

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

Collisions in 1997
148
Up 30% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
177
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 1997

2% of collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1997 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious117.4%
  • Slight13491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious137.3%
  • Slight16191%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 148, up 30% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 148
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (20%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.7%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May10 (6.8%)
  • June10 (6.8%)
  • July7 (4.7%)
  • August9 (6.1%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October10 (6.8%)
  • November24 (16%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Other8 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (55%)
  • Wet or damp66 (45%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (80%)
  • 40 mph20 (14%)
  • 60 mph9 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (21%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (50%)
  • Pedestrian35 (20%)
  • Cyclist30 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (26%)
  • 36 to 4527 (15%)
  • 46 to 5511 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 659 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.3%)
  • Over 759 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (59%)
  • Passenger38 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (11%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Oadby and Wigston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Oadby and Wigston ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 1997.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 1997

The B582 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1997: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582293305
2ndA6232710
3rdA5199131400
4thA5071110
5thB541871000
6thB66771000
7thB53665610

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 1997

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 1997: 92.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 1997

LE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 1997: 90.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years