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LE1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,054 road traffic collisions in the LE1 postcode district, Leicester, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 817 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 62 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (70).

Collisions since 1979
7,054
180th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,630
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
62
66 people killed
Serious collisions
817
871 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
62
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
72
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LE1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal620.9%
  • Serious81712%
  • Slight6,17588%

What the data shows

  • LE1 had 764 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 1,378 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in LE1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 604 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE1, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in LE1.

Where LE1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
180th
Most casualties
255th
Most fatal collisions
879th
Most serious collisions
696th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,023 (15%)
  • Tuesday981 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,028 (15%)
  • Thursday956 (14%)
  • Friday1,312 (19%)
  • Saturday1,116 (16%)
  • Sunday638 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,908 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,099 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,551 (36%)
  • Dual carriageway2,411 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road1,622 (23%)
  • Roundabout468 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph6,978 (99%)
  • 40 mph36 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,542 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds950 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds99 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds74 (1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other166 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded159 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,500 (41%)
  • Pedestrian2,774 (32%)
  • Cyclist838 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist684 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant445 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant192 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant107 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE1 peaked at 219 in 1984; 2025 had 62.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 62
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256272
20247081
20237591
20225865
20215670
20204756
20196885
201898132
2017106136
2016124147
2015125154
2014130166
2013122159
2012118151
2011144187
2010155190
2009143193
2008180222
2007145178
2006116149
2005170199
2004141177
2003163190
2002210251
2001182230
2000173225
1999182218
1998173219
1997174211
1996169206
1995165203
1994193255
1993147169
1992152201
1991160185
1990165200
1989202236
1988202246
1987203236
1986216255
1985184219
1984219258
1983186229
1982198234
1981182220
1980183219
1979218255

Map of recent crashes in LE1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE1

The 24 most recent collisions in LE1 happened between 11 September and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE1

The A594 has the most collisions in LE1, 1,449 of 7,054 (21%), followed by the A6 (672).

Collisions in LE1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5941,4491,8989143
2ndA6672813875
3rdA47352432353
4thA50345404444
5thA46294389544
6thA607218296126
7thA5125184226328
8thA5131557903
9thA4266701
10thA5634400

Council area for LE1

LE1 is in Leicester, where police recorded 48,970 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LE1 accounts for 14% of them.

Town in LE1

Of the 7,054 collisions in LE1, 6,917 (98%) were in Leicester.