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DE12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,539 road traffic collisions in the DE12 postcode district, North West Leicestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 557 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,539
1,501st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,674
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
84 people killed
Serious collisions
557
679 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DE12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal763%
  • Serious55722%
  • Slight1,90675%

What the data shows

  • DE12 had 265 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 490 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in DE12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 381 children under 16 were killed or injured in DE12, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in DE12.

Where DE12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,501st
Most casualties
1,423rd
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
1,333rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday322 (13%)
  • Tuesday363 (14%)
  • Wednesday362 (14%)
  • Thursday370 (15%)
  • Friday461 (18%)
  • Saturday349 (14%)
  • Sunday312 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,751 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting436 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,294 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph968 (38%)
  • 40 mph199 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph45 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1,119 (44%)
  • 70 mph208 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,932 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds363 (14%)
  • Fog or mist50 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,506 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist477 (13%)
  • Pedestrian224 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist164 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant142 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DE12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DE12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DE12 peaked at 89 in 2002; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252534
20242833
20233047
20222735
20212027
20202127
20192328
20182736
20172534
20163961
20154255
20145592
20133955
20123865
20113444
20104358
20094063
20085573
20076691
200678104
20055169
200476103
20036387
200289131
200175106
200081123
199971100
199874121
199769121
19964969
199569102
199473106
199365108
19927292
199159111
199065103
19895682
19885575
19876087
19865379
19855273
19845879
19836288
198282105
198175114
19806280
19796898

Map of recent crashes in DE12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DE12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DE12

The 24 most recent collisions in DE12 happened between 27 January and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DE12

The A444 has the most collisions in DE12, 451 of 2,539 (18%), followed by the B586 (164).

Collisions in DE12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4444516841293
2ndB586164224735
3rdA421602901033
4thA453109160629
5thB4116107159617
6thB500397140621
7thB500275112024
8thB50044153115
9thB5493405008
10thM42346726
11thB5006121601

Council areas covering DE12

Collisions in DE12 were recorded in 4 council areas. North West Leicestershire has 1,669 of 2,539 (66%).

Collisions in DE12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth West Leicestershire1,6692,44950342
2ndSouth Derbyshire8391,18125210
3rdEast Staffordshire162602
4thHinckley and Bosworth8900

Towns in DE12

Collisions in DE12 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Measham (289) and Overseal and Castle Gresley (193).