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LE5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,204 road traffic collisions in the LE5 postcode district, Leicester, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 92 were fatal and 1,211 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 94 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (87).

Collisions since 1979
9,204
76th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,786
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
92
97 people killed
Serious collisions
1,211
1,325 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
94
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
109
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LE5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal921%
  • Serious1,21113%
  • Slight7,90186%

What the data shows

  • LE5 had 1,120 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 2,011 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in LE5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,339 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE5, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in LE5.

Where LE5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
76th
Most casualties
74th
Most fatal collisions
363rd
Most serious collisions
195th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,344 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,329 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,366 (15%)
  • Thursday1,333 (14%)
  • Friday1,512 (16%)
  • Saturday1,280 (14%)
  • Sunday1,040 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,766 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,338 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,167 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway641 (7%)
  • Roundabout238 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road151 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph9,005 (98%)
  • 40 mph97 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph64 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,281 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,212 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds113 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds86 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds52 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist43 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.1%)
  • Other227 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded179 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,233 (53%)
  • Pedestrian2,610 (22%)
  • Cyclist1,208 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist1,046 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant231 (2%)
  • Van occupant183 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant137 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant56 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE5 peaked at 285 in 1987; 2025 had 94.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 94
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202594109
202487105
202399129
20227192
202177111
202090117
2019138197
2018143197
2017149215
2016172241
2015185236
2014183250
2013189264
2012210292
2011214274
2010198275
2009208281
2008220282
2007217273
2006187242
2005204282
2004226283
2003220275
2002212281
2001178230
2000212270
1999218268
1998235289
1997231289
1996218279
1995231301
1994212270
1993193242
1992203253
1991238303
1990208262
1989217256
1988213261
1987285338
1986201242
1985249314
1984246305
1983225283
1982256322
1981243275
1980255314
1979244317

Map of recent crashes in LE5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE5

The 24 most recent collisions in LE5 happened between 27 September and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE5

The A47 has the most collisions in LE5, 1,985 of 9,204 (22%), followed by the A6030 (833).

Collisions in LE5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA471,9852,63522252
2ndA60308331,05312107
3rdB6416557745565
4thB667327449740
5thA563166226410
6thA594101000
7thA51258803

Council areas covering LE5

Collisions in LE5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Leicester has 9,181 of 9,204 (99.8%).

Collisions in LE5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeicester9,18111,756921,205
2ndHarborough212505

Town in LE5

Of the 9,204 collisions in LE5, 8,934 (97%) were in Leicester.