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A5070 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 collisions on the A5070 from 1979 to 2002, with 278 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 45 serious, and 7 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A5070 was on 3 July 2002.

Collisions since 1979
209
3,183rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
278
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
45
60 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
3 Jul 2002
Busiest year
1988
17 collisions

Crash severity on the A5070

On the A5070, 3.3% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2002

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15775%

Where the A5070 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,183rd
Most casualties
3,215th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
3,115th

A5070 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5070 peaked at 17 in 1988, and none have been recorded since 2002.

Collisions and casualties on the A5070, 1979 to 2002

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200212
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199611
19951014
19941116
19931219
19921011
19911322
19901215
19891214
19881724
19871717
198667
19851314
19841524
19831114
198266
19811622
19801215
19791421

When crashes happen on the A5070

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A5070 (39), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (53).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday39 (19%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (4.8%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am28 (13%)
  • 9am to noon23 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm33 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm53 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm32 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight27 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.6%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April12 (5.7%)
  • May18 (8.6%)
  • June20 (9.6%)
  • July30 (14%)
  • August15 (7.2%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October13 (6.2%)
  • November20 (9.6%)
  • December13 (6.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight141 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5070 crashes

On the A5070, 63% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (63%)
  • 40 mph35 (17%)
  • 60 mph41 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (58%)
  • Wet or damp84 (40%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (95%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5070 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the A5070, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (19%)
  • Cyclist51 (18%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (64%)
  • Motorcycle56 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (36%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (12%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (64%)
  • Passenger76 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A5070

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A5070

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5070 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5070 were recorded in 2 council areas. Hinckley and Bosworth has the most, with 182, followed by Blaby (27).

Collisions on the A5070 in each area, 1979 to 2002
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHinckley and Bosworth182236640
2ndBlaby274215

A5070 crashes by town

Of the 209 collisions on the A5070, 169 were in the built-up area of Hinckley.

Latest recorded crashes on the A5070

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A5070, from 11 December 1993 to 3 July 2002.

Severity