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LE10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,948 road traffic collisions in the LE10 postcode district, Hinckley and Bosworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 113 were fatal and 938 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (56).

Collisions since 1979
5,948
337th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,877
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
113
129 people killed
Serious collisions
938
1,129 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Down 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LE10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1131.9%
  • Serious93816%
  • Slight4,89782%

What the data shows

  • LE10 had 594 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 1,094 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in LE10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 896 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE10, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LE10.

Where LE10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
337th
Most casualties
328th
Most fatal collisions
211th
Most serious collisions
479th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday833 (14%)
  • Tuesday887 (15%)
  • Wednesday832 (14%)
  • Thursday912 (15%)
  • Friday1,063 (18%)
  • Saturday826 (14%)
  • Sunday595 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,209 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,248 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting427 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,325 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway263 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout263 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,462 (58%)
  • 40 mph572 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph421 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph1,239 (21%)
  • 70 mph238 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,616 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds768 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds115 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist55 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.2%)
  • Other148 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded121 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,602 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist1,104 (14%)
  • Pedestrian909 (12%)
  • Cyclist817 (10%)
  • Van occupant211 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)102 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE10 peaked at 202 in 2000; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254346
20245675
20236382
20224553
20214161
20204255
20196792
20185876
20177197
2016108138
2015108134
2014112145
201383108
201298129
201192126
201091119
2009116148
2008133171
2007134185
2006127179
2005159215
2004160226
2003124180
2002172217
2001174225
2000202271
1999199278
1998187258
1997156210
1996201282
1995157213
1994135175
1993133180
1992161203
1991150208
1990179231
1989134179
1988150202
1987139171
1986131152
1985148194
1984161203
1983138178
1982155202
1981145195
1980149191
1979161219

Map of recent crashes in LE10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE10

The 24 most recent collisions in LE10 happened between 4 July and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE10

The A5 has the most collisions in LE10, 843 of 5,948 (14%), followed by the A47 (676).

Collisions in LE10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58431,24530137
2ndA4767688912120
3rdA447403492675
4thB4109378555573
5thB590291352336
6thB4114217331741
7thB4666209284223
8thB4667209265117
9thA5070186241640
10thM691572191022
11thB4669137190011
12thB578128165312
13thB4668113178215
14thB40654679415
15thB5402455037
16thB4455183127
17thB4112152714

Council areas covering LE10

Collisions in LE10 were recorded in 5 council areas. Hinckley and Bosworth has 5,111 of 5,948 (86%).

Collisions in LE10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHinckley and Bosworth5,1116,57081743
2ndRugby46271823132
3rdBlaby365577960
4thNuneaton and Bedworth6601
5thHarborough3401

Town in LE10

Of the 5,948 collisions in LE10, 3,939 (66%) were in Hinckley.