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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2016, and 80 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (76), and casualties fell from 90.

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

Collisions in 2016
70
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
80
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 2016

None of the collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2016 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious913%
  • Slight6187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1013%
  • Slight7088%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 70, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 70
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (26%)
  • Wednesday7 (10%)
  • Thursday12 (17%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday6 (8.6%)
  • Sunday9 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (10%)
  • February3 (4.3%)
  • March6 (8.6%)
  • April5 (7.1%)
  • May5 (7.1%)
  • June9 (13%)
  • July1 (1.4%)
  • August8 (11%)
  • September7 (10%)
  • October9 (13%)
  • November5 (7.1%)
  • December5 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight49 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (71%)
  • Wet or damp20 (29%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (80%)
  • 40 mph13 (19%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (26%)
  • Roundabout9 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant43 (54%)
  • Pedestrian14 (18%)
  • Cyclist13 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (10%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (5%)
  • 11 to 158 (10%)
  • 16 to 2011 (14%)
  • 21 to 2517 (21%)
  • 26 to 3515 (19%)
  • 36 to 4513 (16%)
  • 46 to 555 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 654 (5%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (66%)
  • Pedestrian14 (18%)
  • Passenger13 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car100 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (10%)
  • Motorcycle8 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 and the 8 busiest accident hotspots in Oadby and Wigston

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How Oadby and Wigston ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2016.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oadby and Wigston in 2016

Wigston All Saints, Oadby and Wigston, LE18 2AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oadby and Wigston in 2016, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 2016

The B582 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2016: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582151702
2ndA6131302
3rdA519991201
4thB53664500
5thB54183300
6thB54031100

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2016

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 2016: 36.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2016

LE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 2016: 37.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years