Slight
Car crash on the M1 in Blaby, 19 Oct 2024, 16:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400986
Cosby & South Whetstone, Blaby, LE8 6LD area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 115 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Cosby & South Whetstone ward, Blaby, from 2001 to 2025, with 173 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 14 were serious.
No collisions were recorded here in 2025, after 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 115
- 7,067th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 173
- 1.50 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 0
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the LE8 6LD hotspot
18 of the 115 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal43.5%
- Serious1412%
- Slight9784%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 153
- All casualties
- 173
Accidents by year at the LE8 6LD hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2002, against an average of 4.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the LE8 6LD hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 16 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2002 | 12 | 19 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
Map of crashes at the LE8 6LD hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LE8 6LD.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Cosby & South Whetstone, Blaby, LE8 6LD 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 LE8 6LD 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.
Accident hotspots near LE8 6LD
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Cosby & South Whetstone, Blaby, LE9 1UJ area, 1.1 km away, with 76 collisions.
- Cosby & South Whetstone, Blaby, LE9 1UJ area1.1 km away, 101 casualties76 collisions
- Cosby & South Whetstone, Blaby, LE8 6PR area1.4 km away, 165 casualties135 collisions
- Countesthorpe, Blaby, LE8 5TR area1.9 km away, 92 casualties80 collisions
- Blaby, LE8 4ER area2.5 km away, 314 casualties266 collisions
- Dunton, Harborough, LE9 1RA area2.7 km away, 152 casualties93 collisions
- Narborough & Littlethorpe, Blaby, LE19 2AA area3.1 km away, 187 casualties143 collisions
- Enderby, Blaby, LE19 2DR area3.4 km away, 348 casualties234 collisions
- Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton, Harborough, LE9 3GP area3.6 km away, 120 casualties76 collisions
All 115 crashes at the LE8 6LD hotspot
Newest first, from 29 January 2001 to 19 October 2024, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M1 in Blaby, 27 Jun 2024, 15:28
- Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024332400591
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on a C road in Blaby, 6 Dec 2023, 10:50
- Vauxhall Astra, Mazda 2 and Mercedes GLC Class
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023332301210
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M1 in Blaby, 17 Jan 2023, 20:02
- DAF Trucks and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023332300048
- Serious
Car crash on the M1 in Blaby, 3 Dec 2021, 23:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021332101568
- Serious
Car crash on the M1 in Blaby, 11 Dec 2020, 17:15
- 2 cars, a taxi and a van
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020332000958
- Slight
Car crash on the A426 in Blaby, 7 Nov 2020, 21:21
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020332000876
- Slight
Van crash on the A426 in Blaby, 3 Aug 2020, 12:20
- A van and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020332000549
- Slight
Car crash on the A426 in Blaby, 12 Jul 2020, 16:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020332000406
- Slight
Mini One crash on the A426 in Blaby, 28 Jun 2019, 16:05
- Mini One and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019331900628
- Slight
Honda crash on the A426 in Blaby, 13 Dec 2018, 21:30
- Honda and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018331801405
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on a C road in Blaby, 7 Nov 2018, 17:27
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018331802030
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in Blaby, 15 Sep 2018, 04:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018331801061
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Blaby, 12 Feb 2018, 08:45
- Citroen C1 and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018331800132
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on the A426 in Blaby, 24 May 2017, 07:25
- Mazda 3 and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017331700610
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on a C road in Blaby, 27 Apr 2017, 10:55
- Volkswagen Polo, Vauxhall Corsa and Scania
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017331700493
- Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the M1 in Blaby, 8 Sep 2016, 05:00
- Ford Transit Connect and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016331601560
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A426 in Blaby, 25 Jun 2016, 15:48
- Audi A3 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016331605069
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A426 in Blaby, 8 Jun 2016, 16:35
- Nissan Micra and Chevrolet Matiz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016331600933
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on the M1 in Blaby, 29 Mar 2016, 18:40
- Mercedes C Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016331605029
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M1 in Blaby, 13 Feb 2016, 08:20
- Skoda Fabia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016331600284
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on the A426 in Blaby, 3 Nov 2015, 22:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331501761
- Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on the A426 in Blaby, 16 Aug 2015, 13:53
- Citroen Saxo and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331501294
- Serious
Suzuki Ignis crash on the M1 in Blaby, 20 Jun 2015, 23:03
- Suzuki Ignis, Fiat Punto, Volvo and Audi A5
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331501277
- Slight
Kia Sorento crash on the A426 in Blaby, 25 Mar 2015, 16:41
- Kia Sorento and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500456
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M1 in Blaby, 23 Mar 2015, 15:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015331500458
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the M1 in Blaby, 28 Nov 2014, 18:00
- Toyota Yaris and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014331402263
- Slight
MG ZR crash on the A426 in Blaby, 1 Nov 2014, 07:26
- MG ZR and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014331402051
- Slight
Honda Accord crash on a C road in Blaby, 17 Jul 2014, 17:35
- Honda Accord and Hyundai Matrix
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014331401282
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the M1 in Blaby, 14 Feb 2014, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014331400310
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on an unclassified road in Blaby, 4 Nov 2013, 07:32
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2013331302025
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A426 in Blaby, 19 Sep 2013, 08:30
- Ford Fiesta and Yamaha
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013331301637
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M1 in Blaby, 22 Aug 2013, 23:45
- Ford Mondeo, MAN, Mini One, Honda Civic and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013331301591
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M1 in Blaby, 16 Aug 2013, 08:04
- BMW 3 Series, Ford Galaxy and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013331301417
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A426 in Blaby, 29 Mar 2013, 10:04
- BMW 5 Series and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013331300470
- Fatal
Peugeot 106 crash on the A426 in Blaby, 31 Dec 2012, 11:32
- Peugeot 106 and Fiat Panda
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2012331206666
- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on the A426 in Blaby, 26 Nov 2012, 16:20
- Renault Laguna and Ford S-Max
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012331206494
- Slight
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on the A426 in Blaby, 9 Oct 2012, 13:32
- Yamaha YZF R125, Claas and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012331206095
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the M1 in Blaby, 29 Aug 2012, 14:55
- Vauxhall Vectra and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012331205809
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A426 in Blaby, 3 Aug 2012, 17:20
- Peugeot 206 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012331205676
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on a C road in Blaby, 27 Jun 2012, 09:07
- Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012331205411
- Slight
Peugeot 406 crash on the A426 in Blaby, 30 Apr 2012, 05:26
- Peugeot 406 and Honda CBF125M
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012331205027
- Slight
Jaguar XK Series crash on the M1 in Blaby, 10 Sep 2011, 19:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011331105078
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A426 in Blaby, 28 Feb 2011, 12:30
- Renault Clio, a motorcycle and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011331101128
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A426 in Blaby, 21 Feb 2011, 11:41
- Vauxhall Meriva and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011331100995
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on a C road in Blaby, 24 Dec 2010, 12:40
- Land Rover Freelander, Ford Transit and Subaru Impreza
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010331007506
- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on the M1 in Blaby, 2 Dec 2010, 04:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010331007091
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the M1 in Blaby, 22 Aug 2010, 14:49
- Citroen Xsara and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010331004790