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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1998, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (148), and casualties rose from 177.

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

Collisions in 1998
142
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
184
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
5.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1998 were fatal and 5.6% serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious85.6%
  • Slight13394%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious84.3%
  • Slight17595%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 142, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (23%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday7 (4.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February13 (9.2%)
  • March10 (7%)
  • April11 (7.7%)
  • May12 (8.5%)
  • June11 (7.7%)
  • July11 (7.7%)
  • August12 (8.5%)
  • September12 (8.5%)
  • October10 (7%)
  • November14 (9.9%)
  • December11 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (63%)
  • Wet or damp52 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (78%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 60 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (20%)
  • Roundabout10 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (53%)
  • Cyclist31 (17%)
  • Pedestrian31 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (13%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5513 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.2%)
  • Over 752 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (64%)
  • Passenger36 (20%)
  • Pedestrian31 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (12%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Oadby and Wigston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Oadby and Wigston ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 1998.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 1998

The B582 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 1998: 31.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582313400
2ndA5199202700
3rdA6192301
4thB5418131710
5thB6674500
6thB53663300
7thB54161100

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 1998

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 1998: 90.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 1998

LE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 1998: 91.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years