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LE3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,049 road traffic collisions in the LE3 postcode district, Leicester, from 1979 to 2025, and 16,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 143 were fatal and 1,812 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 127 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (122).

Collisions since 1979
13,049
14th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
16,590
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
143
158 people killed
Serious collisions
1,812
2,009 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
127
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
151
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LE3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1431.1%
  • Serious1,81214%
  • Slight11,09485%

What the data shows

  • LE3 had 1,479 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 2,487 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in LE3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,728 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE3, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LE3.

Where LE3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
14th
Most casualties
13th
Most fatal collisions
87th
Most serious collisions
38th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,910 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,860 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,916 (15%)
  • Thursday1,972 (15%)
  • Friday2,169 (17%)
  • Saturday1,803 (14%)
  • Sunday1,419 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,596 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,489 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway2,787 (21%)
  • Roundabout575 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road197 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph10,486 (80%)
  • 40 mph1,522 (12%)
  • 50 mph328 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph215 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph482 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,195 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,785 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds166 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds122 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist88 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds67 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other351 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded268 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant8,537 (51%)
  • Pedestrian3,112 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,977 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,854 (11%)
  • Van occupant320 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant303 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant230 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)90 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant90 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant50 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE3 peaked at 418 in 1985; 2025 had 127.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 127
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025127151
2024122154
2023138175
2022121156
2021133177
2020119149
2019144182
2018176213
2017181241
2016218277
2015228286
2014267329
2013254323
2012277349
2011230299
2010245320
2009232295
2008243322
2007261325
2006250313
2005253308
2004284350
2003278360
2002325419
2001327398
2000362489
1999340439
1998326434
1997356468
1996345458
1995336432
1994323415
1993302403
1992346438
1991334434
1990370460
1989359443
1988322418
1987324400
1986348440
1985418512
1984362440
1983351401
1982348447
1981336435
1980343447
1979365466

Map of recent crashes in LE3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE3

The 24 most recent collisions in LE3 happened between 2 November and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE3

The A47 has the most collisions in LE3, 1,637 of 13,049 (13%), followed by the A50 (1,050).

Collisions in LE3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA471,6372,23917211
2ndA501,0501,34717151
3rdA461,0451,33219175
4thA54601,0261,355692
5thA5636929291260
6thA5125439554573
7thM1359557745
8thB54182773471042
9thB5380123164111
10thB5327171801
11thA63300

Council areas covering LE3

Collisions in LE3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Leicester has 9,671 of 13,049 (74%).

Collisions in LE3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeicester9,67112,138901,323
2ndBlaby3,3444,40753487
3rdHinckley and Bosworth324302

Towns in LE3

Collisions in LE3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Leicester (11,642) and Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (526).