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Oadby and Wigston road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44 road traffic collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2022, and 49 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (40), and casualties rose from 47.

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

Collisions in 2022
44
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
49
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Oadby and Wigston in 2022

None of the collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2022 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 1.1% and 14% in Oadby and Wigston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1125%
  • Slight3375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1224%
  • Slight3776%

Oadby and Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby and Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 200 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 44, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 44
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (11%)
  • Tuesday5 (11%)
  • Wednesday9 (20%)
  • Thursday5 (11%)
  • Friday10 (23%)
  • Saturday7 (16%)
  • Sunday3 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (2.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (9.1%)
  • February3 (6.8%)
  • March5 (11%)
  • April3 (6.8%)
  • May6 (14%)
  • June3 (6.8%)
  • July2 (4.5%)
  • August2 (4.5%)
  • September4 (9.1%)
  • October1 (2.3%)
  • November6 (14%)
  • December5 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (4.5%)
  • Other2 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (82%)
  • Wet or damp7 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (89%)
  • 40 mph4 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (82%)
  • Roundabout5 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20 (41%)
  • Cyclist13 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (6.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 11 to 157 (14%)
  • 16 to 2010 (20%)
  • 21 to 252 (4.1%)
  • 26 to 353 (6.1%)
  • 36 to 455 (10%)
  • 46 to 558 (16%)
  • 56 to 658 (16%)
  • 66 to 753 (6.1%)
  • Over 751 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35 (71%)
  • Passenger7 (14%)
  • Pedestrian7 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car58 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (16%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oadby and Wigston in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 9 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 (9)

How Oadby and Wigston ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oadby and Wigston had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2022.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oadby and Wigston in 2022

Wigston All Saints, Oadby and Wigston, LE18 2AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oadby and Wigston in 2022, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Oadby and Wigston with the most crashes in 2022

The B582 had the most collisions in Oadby and Wigston in 2022: 12, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oadby and Wigston, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582121401
2ndA51995501
3rdB54185501
4thA62200
5thB54031101

Towns in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2022

Wigston had the most collisions of any town in Oadby and Wigston in 2022: 23.

Postcode districts in Oadby and Wigston: crashes in 2022

LE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oadby and Wigston in 2022: 23.

Latest crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Oadby and Wigston in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2022.

Severity

Oadby and Wigston road accidents in other years