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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2020, and 26 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 40% on 2019 (40), and casualties fell from 61.

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

Collisions in 2020
24
Down 40% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
26
Down 57% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 2020

None of the collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2020 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious625%
  • Slight1875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious623%
  • Slight2077%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 24, down 40% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 24
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (13%)
  • Tuesday3 (13%)
  • Wednesday6 (25%)
  • Thursday2 (8.3%)
  • Friday4 (17%)
  • Saturday4 (17%)
  • Sunday2 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (4.2%)
  • February1 (4.2%)
  • March2 (8.3%)
  • April1 (4.2%)
  • May1 (4.2%)
  • June2 (8.3%)
  • July6 (25%)
  • August1 (4.2%)
  • September4 (17%)
  • October1 (4.2%)
  • November1 (4.2%)
  • December3 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (4.2%)
  • Other2 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry18 (75%)
  • Wet or damp6 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (88%)
  • 40 mph2 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8 (31%)
  • Pedestrian7 (27%)
  • Cyclist5 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (3.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 204 (15%)
  • 26 to 353 (12%)
  • 36 to 453 (12%)
  • 46 to 559 (35%)
  • 56 to 653 (12%)
  • 66 to 752 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17 (65%)
  • Pedestrian7 (27%)
  • Passenger2 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25 (60%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (12%)
  • Motorcycle4 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 7 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 (7)

How Oadby and Wigston ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2020.

Collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oadby and Wigston in 2020

South Wigston, Oadby and Wigston, LE18 4SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oadby and Wigston in 2020, with 5 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 2020

The B5418 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2020: 5, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB54185502
2ndB5824401
3rdA61100

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2020

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 2020: 18.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2020

LE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 2020: 18.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2020

Of the 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2020.

Severity

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years