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A5096 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 collisions on the A5096 from 1979 to 1998, with 599 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 103 serious, and 5 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A5096 was on 23 July 1998.

Collisions since 1979
496
1,982nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
599
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
103
110 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
23 Jul 1998
Busiest year
1984
58 collisions

Crash severity on the A5096

On the A5096, 1% of collisions were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 1998

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight38878%

Where the A5096 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,982nd
Most casualties
2,141st
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
1,865th

A5096 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5096 peaked at 58 in 1984, and none have been recorded since 1998.

Collisions and casualties on the A5096, 1979 to 1998

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
199812
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199211
199179
199066
19891719
19883746
19874046
19864550
19855777
19845868
19833741
19823647
19815465
19805566
19794556

When crashes happen on the A5096

Friday has the most collisions on the A5096 (85), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (125).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am78 (16%)
  • 9am to noon61 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm95 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm125 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm60 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight62 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.1%)
  • February37 (7.5%)
  • March43 (8.7%)
  • April33 (6.7%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July33 (6.7%)
  • August45 (9.1%)
  • September40 (8.1%)
  • October37 (7.5%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight358 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5096 crashes

On the A5096, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph408 (82%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (61%)
  • Wet or damp176 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5096 crashes

Car occupants make up 39% of the people killed or injured on the A5096, followed by motorcyclists (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)
  • Cyclist92 (15%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (61%)
  • Motorcycle156 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (11%)
  • 16 to 20171 (29%)
  • 21 to 25100 (17%)
  • 26 to 3568 (11%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (64%)
  • Passenger116 (19%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A5096

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A5096

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5096 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5096 were recorded in 2 council areas. Oadby and Wigston has the most, with 328, followed by Blaby (166).

Collisions on the A5096 in each area, 1979 to 1998
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOadby and Wigston328376461
2ndBlaby166220142

A5096 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5096 were recorded in 5 towns and built-up areas, led by Wigston (258) and Oadby (61).

Latest recorded crashes on the A5096

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A5096, from 12 August 1989 to 23 July 1998.

Severity