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LE65 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,252 road traffic collisions in the LE65 postcode district, North West Leicestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 425 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,252
1,629th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,160
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
65 people killed
Serious collisions
425
531 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LE65

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal602.7%
  • Serious42519%
  • Slight1,76778%

What the data shows

  • LE65 had 226 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 390 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in LE65 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 315 children under 16 were killed or injured in LE65, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in LE65.

Where LE65 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,629th
Most casualties
1,601st
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
1,692nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (13%)
  • Tuesday317 (14%)
  • Wednesday286 (13%)
  • Thursday313 (14%)
  • Friday420 (19%)
  • Saturday344 (15%)
  • Sunday269 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,571 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting313 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,800 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway297 (13%)
  • Roundabout108 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,009 (45%)
  • 40 mph138 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph59 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph749 (33%)
  • 70 mph287 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,763 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds277 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist35 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,932 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist434 (14%)
  • Pedestrian321 (10%)
  • Cyclist150 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant130 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LE65 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LE65, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LE65 peaked at 79 in 1983; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252935
20242530
20232328
20221419
20212026
20201721
20192734
20182139
20171827
20163241
20154051
20144151
20133444
20122942
20113344
20103961
20094059
20084771
20074249
20064564
20056790
20045480
20036891
20025369
20015883
20005991
199970108
19986179
199778135
19966887
19956396
19946786
19936499
19924875
19915577
199069104
19897099
19886392
19875074
19865061
19854467
19846486
198379116
19825668
19815581
19805662
19794768

Map of recent crashes in LE65

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LE65

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LE65

The 24 most recent collisions in LE65 happened between 20 March and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LE65

The A42 has the most collisions in LE65, 289 of 2,252 (13%), followed by the A50 (258).

Collisions in LE65 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA422894881048
2ndA50258347544
3rdA453246371969
4thA511204272718
5thB5006190252439
6thB5003114174124
7thB58776122420
8thB4116375417
9thA512274507
10thB5326182604

Council areas covering LE65

Collisions in LE65 were recorded in 3 council areas. North West Leicestershire has 2,160 of 2,252 (96%).

Collisions in LE65 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth West Leicestershire2,1603,01956393
2ndSouth Derbyshire85134328
3rdDerby6604

Town in LE65

Of the 2,252 collisions in LE65, 1,057 (47%) were in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.