Serious
Car crash on the A6 in Leicester, 11 Dec 2025, 12:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501215
Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 2,246 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Castle ward, Leicester, from 2001 to 2025, with 2,719 casualties. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 229 were serious.
In 2025 there were 51 collisions here, down from 56 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 2,246
- 59th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 2,719
- 1.21 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 13
- 13 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 51
- Down 9% on 2024
Crash severity at the LE1 1WA hotspot
242 of the 2,246 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal130.6%
- Serious22910%
- Slight2,00489%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 13
- Seriously injured
- 242
- Slightly injured
- 2,464
- All casualties
- 2,719
Accidents by year at the LE1 1WA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 160 in 2002, against an average of 90 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LE1 1WA hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 51
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | 56 |
| 2024 | 56 | 65 |
| 2023 | 57 | 70 |
| 2022 | 38 | 41 |
| 2021 | 39 | 50 |
| 2020 | 40 | 49 |
| 2019 | 57 | 70 |
| 2018 | 74 | 102 |
| 2017 | 76 | 90 |
| 2016 | 87 | 98 |
| 2015 | 89 | 108 |
| 2014 | 88 | 114 |
| 2013 | 98 | 124 |
| 2012 | 85 | 104 |
| 2011 | 105 | 145 |
| 2010 | 106 | 118 |
| 2009 | 113 | 132 |
| 2008 | 136 | 163 |
| 2007 | 115 | 137 |
| 2006 | 92 | 116 |
| 2005 | 123 | 140 |
| 2004 | 109 | 131 |
| 2003 | 127 | 146 |
| 2002 | 160 | 202 |
| 2001 | 125 | 148 |
Map of crashes at the LE1 1WA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LE1 1WA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the LE1 1WA hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the LE1 1WA hotspot
All 2,246 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leicester.
Accident hotspots near LE1 1WA
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Castle, Leicester, LE1 6BU area, 0.5 km away, with 134 collisions.
- Castle, Leicester, LE1 6BU area0.5 km away, 165 casualties134 collisions
- Wycliffe, Leicester, LE1 3LE area0.8 km away, 115 casualties99 collisions
- Belgrave, Leicester, LE4 6DW area1.2 km away, 1,568 casualties1,166 collisions
- Saffron, Leicester, LE2 7TR area1.3 km away, 1,148 casualties880 collisions
- Fosse, Leicester, LE4 0AE area1.4 km away, 934 casualties732 collisions
- Westcotes, Leicester, LE3 0BR area1.4 km away, 1,494 casualties1,184 collisions
- Stoneygate, Leicester, LE2 1GB area1.4 km away, 1,423 casualties1,170 collisions
- Wycliffe, Leicester, LE2 0FF area1.4 km away, 270 casualties215 collisions
All 2,246 crashes at the LE1 1WA hotspot
Newest first, from 1 January 2001 to 11 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the A594 in Leicester, 8 Dec 2025, 17:41
- Hyundai Ioniq and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501203
- Slight
Car crash on the A594 in Leicester, 2 Dec 2025, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501194
- Slight
Mazda CX-3 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 30 Nov 2025, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501160
- Slight
Kia Sorento crash on the A594 in Leicester, 24 Nov 2025, 12:01
- Kia Sorento and Nissan NV200
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501133
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 23 Nov 2025, 16:38
- Mercedes A Class and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501139
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 21 Nov 2025, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501120
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A594 in Leicester, 9 Nov 2025, 10:15
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501069
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A6 in Leicester, 29 Oct 2025, 10:15
- Toyota Aygo and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501033
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A594 in Leicester, 17 Oct 2025, 08:55
- Citroen Berlingo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501001
- Fatal
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 13 Oct 2025, 14:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500979
- Slight
Audi S3 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 12 Oct 2025, 05:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500972
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A6 in Leicester, 10 Oct 2025, 14:21
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500966
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 4 Oct 2025, 13:30
- Peugeot 208, Toyota Prius and a taxi
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500954
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on a C road in Leicester, 20 Sep 2025, 16:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500903
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 20 Sep 2025, 06:25
- BMW 5 Series and Isuzu Trucks Forward
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025332500901
- Serious
Car crash on the A594 in Leicester, 19 Sep 2025, 01:20
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500898
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on a C road in Leicester, 4 Sep 2025, 18:45
- Peugeot 208 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500850
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A594 in Leicester, 27 Aug 2025, 13:30
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500816
- Slight
Lexmoto LXR crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 24 Aug 2025, 02:00
- Lexmoto LXR and BMW 4 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500896
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the A594 in Leicester, 6 Aug 2025, 09:10
- Hyundai Ioniq and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500737
- Slight
Ford Mustang Mach-E crash on the A594 in Leicester, 16 Jul 2025, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500679
- Slight
Yamaha MT crash on the A594 in Leicester, 10 Jul 2025, 21:45
- Yamaha MT, Mercedes GLC Class and Lexmoto TR
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500650
- Serious
Bus crash on a C road in Leicester, 23 Jun 2025, 16:15
- A bus or coach and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500591
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A594 in Leicester, 13 Jun 2025, 14:25
- Mini Cooper and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500573
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A594 in Leicester, 4 Jun 2025, 06:38
- BMW 1 Series and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500539
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 29 May 2025, 17:30
- Audi A1 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500527
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on the A594 in Leicester, 21 May 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500496
- Slight
Volvo XC40 crash on the A47 in Leicester, 13 May 2025, 08:11
- Volvo XC40 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500456
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 30 Apr 2025, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500410
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 29 Apr 2025, 13:20
- Ford Ecosport and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500431
- Serious
Wrightbus GB Kite crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 28 Apr 2025, 07:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500402
- Serious
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 27 Apr 2025, 14:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500401
- Serious
Alfa Romeo Giulietta crash on a C road in Leicester, 12 Apr 2025, 14:10
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500351
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 4 Apr 2025, 16:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500316
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 3 Apr 2025, 14:10
- Honda Jazz and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025332500309
- Serious
Car crash on the A594 in Leicester, 2 Apr 2025, 21:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500321
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on the A6 in Leicester, 30 Mar 2025, 15:15
- Toyota Corolla and Citroen C4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500383
- Slight
Electric motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 27 Mar 2025, 20:47
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025332500308
- Serious
E-scooter crash on a C road in Leicester, 25 Mar 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025332500280
- Serious
Bicycle crash on a C road in Leicester, 16 Mar 2025, 15:45
- A bicycle and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500286
- Serious
Mercedes GLC Class crash on the A594 in Leicester, 27 Feb 2025, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500187
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on the A594 in Leicester, 17 Feb 2025, 08:40
- BMW 2 Series and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500163
- Serious
Suzuki GSXR crash on the A594 in Leicester, 16 Feb 2025, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500157
- Slight
Jeep Compass crash on a C road in Leicester, 16 Feb 2025, 00:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500153
- Serious
BMW X3 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 13 Feb 2025, 21:39
- BMW X3 and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500147
- Serious
Bus crash on the A47 in Leicester, 11 Feb 2025, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500135
- Serious
BYD Atto 3 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 6 Feb 2025, 20:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500121