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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2018, and 98 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (73), and casualties rose from 88.

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

Collisions in 2018
67
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
98
Up 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 2018

3% of collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2018 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23%
  • Serious69%
  • Slight5988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious88.2%
  • Slight8890%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 67, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (21%)
  • Tuesday13 (19%)
  • Wednesday7 (10%)
  • Thursday11 (16%)
  • Friday6 (9%)
  • Saturday10 (15%)
  • Sunday6 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (12%)
  • February2 (3%)
  • March5 (7.5%)
  • April3 (4.5%)
  • May11 (16%)
  • June3 (4.5%)
  • July9 (13%)
  • August4 (6%)
  • September7 (10%)
  • October6 (9%)
  • November5 (7.5%)
  • December4 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry51 (76%)
  • Wet or damp15 (22%)
  • Snow1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (75%)
  • 40 mph15 (22%)
  • 60 mph2 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (22%)
  • Roundabout3 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (62%)
  • Pedestrian16 (16%)
  • Cyclist15 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (6.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2016 (16%)
  • 21 to 258 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3514 (14%)
  • 36 to 4514 (14%)
  • 46 to 5511 (11%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider62 (63%)
  • Passenger20 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (12%)
  • Motorcycle6 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2018.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oadby and Wigston in 2018

Oadby St Peter's, Oadby and Wigston, LE2 5BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oadby and Wigston in 2018, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2018: 13, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6132311
2ndB582111412
3rdA51995600
4thB541851000
5thB53664401
6thA5631200
7thB54031100

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2018

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 2018: 34.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2018

LE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 2018: 34.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2018.

Severity

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years