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LE18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,328 road traffic collisions in the LE18 postcode district, Oadby and Wigston, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,017 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 476 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
3,328
1,177th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,017
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
42 people killed
Serious collisions
476
533 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for LE18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.2%
  • Serious47614%
  • Slight2,81184%

What the data shows

  • LE18 had 300 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 564 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in LE18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 757 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE18, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LE18.

Where LE18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,177th
Most casualties
1,307th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,561st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday490 (15%)
  • Tuesday488 (15%)
  • Wednesday512 (15%)
  • Thursday530 (16%)
  • Friday563 (17%)
  • Saturday457 (14%)
  • Sunday288 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,425 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit783 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,620 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway394 (12%)
  • Roundabout268 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,041 (91%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph263 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,668 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds416 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,790 (45%)
  • Pedestrian808 (20%)
  • Cyclist694 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist582 (14%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE18 peaked at 141 in 1984; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252832
20242632
20233336
20222627
20212226
20201920
20192843
20183648
20174149
20164149
20154653
20145363
20135265
20127589
20115572
20106482
20096896
20085673
20073847
20065768
20057896
20047590
20036268
20027587
200193114
20006779
19997791
199893119
199795112
19967696
199587115
199492117
199385107
199283102
19917085
1990105125
198994106
198898127
198791103
198698105
1985117138
1984141171
1983111123
198288102
1981109126
198098111
1979106132

Map of recent crashes in LE18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE18

The 24 most recent collisions in LE18 happened between 3 March and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE18

The B582 has the most collisions in LE18, 527 of 3,328 (16%), followed by the A50 (468).

Collisions in LE18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582527618351
2ndA504685991291
3rdB5418415509256
4thA5199337433431
5thA5096246271248
6thB5366161198322
7thB54165601

Council areas covering LE18

Collisions in LE18 were recorded in 3 council areas. Oadby and Wigston has 3,118 of 3,328 (94%).

Collisions in LE18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOadby and Wigston3,1183,70933427
2ndBlaby181276744
3rdLeicester272815

Town in LE18

Of the 3,328 collisions in LE18, 3,029 (91%) were in Wigston.