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LE6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,354 road traffic collisions in the LE6 postcode district, Hinckley and Bosworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,917 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 263 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,354
2,025th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,917
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
35 people killed
Serious collisions
263
324 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LE6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal342.5%
  • Serious26319%
  • Slight1,05778%

What the data shows

  • LE6 had 105 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 236 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in LE6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 209 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE6, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in LE6.

Where LE6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,025th
Most casualties
2,026th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
2,099th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (15%)
  • Tuesday187 (14%)
  • Wednesday189 (14%)
  • Thursday185 (14%)
  • Friday232 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (13%)
  • Sunday184 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight942 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting189 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway594 (44%)
  • Roundabout96 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph425 (31%)
  • 40 mph92 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph177 (13%)
  • 60 mph211 (16%)
  • 70 mph448 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,085 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,235 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (11%)
  • Pedestrian158 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant111 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist99 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)54 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE6 peaked at 48 in 2003; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251212
2024810
2023911
202277
2021916
20201014
2019811
2018911
20171617
20161727
20151317
20141416
20132033
20123038
20112327
20102330
20092226
20082639
20073138
20063442
20054768
20044457
20034868
20023349
20013855
20003450
19994053
19984762
19974366
19963856
19953456
19942740
19933349
19923259
19914380
19902846
19893148
19883143
19874063
19863458
19853550
19843949
19834258
19823954
19813236
19803945
19794257

Map of recent crashes in LE6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE6

The 24 most recent collisions in LE6 happened between 14 September 2023 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE6

The A50 has the most collisions in LE6, 334 of 1,354 (25%), followed by the M1 (304).

Collisions in LE6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA503344731066
2ndM1304524749
3rdA46507215
4thB53274657118

Council areas covering LE6

Collisions in LE6 were recorded in 4 council areas. Hinckley and Bosworth has 1,171 of 1,354 (86%).

Collisions in LE6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHinckley and Bosworth1,1711,65428216
2ndCharnwood166234545
3rdBlaby101911
4thLeicester6901

Towns in LE6

Collisions in LE6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Groby (249) and Ratby (161).