Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A6 in Leicester, 4 Nov 2025, 08:40
- Seat Leon and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332501058
Castle, Leicester, LE1 6BU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 134 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Castle ward, Leicester, from 2001 to 2025, with 165 casualties. Of those collisions, 19 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 134
- 6,175th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 165
- 1.23 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the LE1 6BU hotspot
19 of the 134 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1914%
- Slight11586%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 19
- Slightly injured
- 146
- All casualties
- 165
Accidents by year at the LE1 6BU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2008, against an average of 5.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LE1 6BU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 10 | 17 |
| 2011 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 13 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the LE1 6BU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LE1 6BU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Castle, Leicester, LE1 6BU area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the LE1 6BU 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 6BU hotspot
All 134 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leicester.
Accident hotspots near LE1 6BU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area, 0.5 km away, with 2,246 collisions.
- Castle, Leicester, LE1 1WA area0.5 km away, 2,719 casualties2,246 collisions
- Saffron, Leicester, LE2 7TR area0.9 km away, 1,148 casualties880 collisions
- Westcotes, Leicester, LE3 0BR area1 km away, 1,494 casualties1,184 collisions
- Wycliffe, Leicester, LE1 3LE area1.3 km away, 115 casualties99 collisions
- Stoneygate, Leicester, LE2 1GB area1.4 km away, 1,423 casualties1,170 collisions
- Fosse, Leicester, LE4 0AE area1.6 km away, 934 casualties732 collisions
- Wycliffe, Leicester, LE2 0FF area1.7 km away, 270 casualties215 collisions
- Belgrave, Leicester, LE4 6DW area1.7 km away, 1,568 casualties1,166 collisions
All 134 crashes at the LE1 6BU hotspot
Newest first, from 13 June 2001 to 4 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A6 in Leicester, 28 Feb 2025, 08:20
- Toyota Prius and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025332500207
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on the A594 in Leicester, 13 Dec 2024, 05:55
- Nissan Note and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332401218
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the A594 in Leicester, 9 Oct 2024, 17:15
- Mini Cooper and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400943
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A563 in Leicester, 23 Sep 2024, 15:00
- Toyota Avensis, Ford Fiesta and Toyota Proace
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400889
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A6 in Leicester, 29 Jun 2024, 15:10
- Mercedes A Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400610
- Serious
Car crash on the A6 in Leicester, 27 Jun 2024, 16:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400592
- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on the A6 in Leicester, 29 May 2024, 16:00
- Kia Stonic, Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400491
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A594 in Leicester, 3 Sep 2023, 21:45
- Toyota Auris and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023332300772
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A6 in Leicester, 7 May 2023, 22:05
- Toyota Auris and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023332300786
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A6 in Leicester, 4 May 2023, 07:03
- Ford Focus and Yamaha YZF
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023332300316
- Slight
Car crash on the A47 in Leicester, 22 Feb 2023, 22:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023332300151
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A47 in Leicester, 11 Nov 2022, 09:33
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022332200984
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A6 in Leicester, 1 Aug 2022, 09:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022332200633
- Serious
Taxi crash on the A6 in Leicester, 21 Apr 2022, 15:15
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022332200325
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A594 in Leicester, 23 Mar 2022, 12:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022332200239
- Slight
Optare crash on the A6 in Leicester, 25 Feb 2022, 14:22
- Optare and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022332200162
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A47 in Leicester, 12 Feb 2022, 21:40
- Citroen C1 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022332200125
- Serious
Car crash on the A594 in Leicester, 23 Dec 2021, 23:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021332101054
- Slight
Van crash on the A594 in Leicester, 22 Nov 2021, 16:00
- A van and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021332101560
- Serious
Taxi crash on the A6 in Leicester, 29 Oct 2021, 09:10
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021332100869
- Slight
Car crash on the A6 in Leicester, 20 Oct 2021, 21:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021332100848
- Slight
Car crash on the A6 in Leicester, 17 Dec 2020, 16:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020332001011
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A6 in Leicester, 5 Nov 2019, 08:45
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019331901325
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A594 in Leicester, 12 Mar 2019, 14:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019331900139
- Serious
Seat Leon crash on the A594 in Leicester, 14 Dec 2018, 20:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018331802171
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A594 in Leicester, 13 Oct 2018, 19:54
- Peugeot Boxer and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018331801115
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A6 in Leicester, 8 Nov 2017, 16:47
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017331705099
- Slight
Car crash on the A594 in Leicester, 1 Apr 2017, 10:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017331700364
- Slight
Car crash on the A47 in Leicester, 20 Jan 2017, 09:24
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017331700079
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A47 in Leicester, 21 Oct 2016, 14:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016331601720
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A6 in Leicester, 21 Sep 2016, 20:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016331601577
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A594 in Leicester, 28 Jul 2016, 15:33
- Renault Clio and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016331601260
- Slight
Van crash on the A594 in Leicester, 5 Jun 2016, 02:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016331600912
- Slight
Ford Ranger crash on the A594 in Leicester, 21 Apr 2016, 18:07
- Ford Ranger and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016331600678
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A47 in Leicester, 4 Apr 2016, 15:01
- Toyota Auris and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016331601931
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on the A594 in Leicester, 20 Jan 2016, 19:19
- Fiat Panda and Saab 9-3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016331600179
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A6 in Leicester, 18 Dec 2015, 08:20
- Volkswagen Golf, a bicycle, a car and a bus or coach
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331502146
- Slight
Kawasaki ER650 crash on the A594 in Leicester, 15 Dec 2015, 15:45
- Kawasaki ER650 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331502012
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A6 in Leicester, 9 Sep 2015, 18:15
- A bicycle and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331501314
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A47 in Leicester, 19 Jun 2015, 22:10
- BMW 5 Series, Audi S3 and Fiat Panda
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500966
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Leicester, 12 Jun 2015, 16:10
- 2 bicycles
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500986
- Slight
Yamaha XC 125 crash on the A47 in Leicester, 28 May 2015, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500827
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A594 in Leicester, 13 Mar 2015, 13:18
- Toyota Corolla and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500352
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A594 in Leicester, 2 Jan 2015, 21:20
- Volkswagen Tiguan, 2 cars and another vehicle
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500001
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A594 in Leicester, 30 Nov 2014, 22:45
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2014331402229
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A594 in Leicester, 29 Jan 2014, 21:15
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014331400204
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A594 in Leicester, 18 Oct 2013, 10:00
- A taxi and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013331301807