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A5125 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,040 collisions on the A5125 from 1979 to 2021, with 1,290 casualties. Of those crashes, 15 were fatal and 160 serious, and 20 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A5125 was on 7 August 2021.

Collisions since 1979
1,040
1,053rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,290
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
20 people killed
Serious collisions
160
173 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
7 Aug 2021
Busiest year
1982
63 collisions

Crash severity on the A5125

On the A5125, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2021

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious16015%
  • Slight86583%

Where the A5125 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,053rd
Most casualties
1,151st
Most fatal collisions
1,258th
Most serious collisions
1,297th

A5125 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5125 peaked at 63 in 1982, and none have been recorded since 2021.

Collisions and casualties on the A5125, 1979 to 2021

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201500
201400
201300
201211
201100
201000
200911
200822
200700
200611
200500
200400
200322
200200
200100
200000
199923
19984862
19975167
19963855
19954260
19945164
19933951
19924962
19914350
19904354
19895059
19886076
19874961
19866174
19855162
19845763
19836176
19826373
19815365
19806273
19795972

When crashes happen on the A5125

Friday has the most collisions on the A5125 (171), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (236).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (15%)
  • Tuesday162 (16%)
  • Wednesday152 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday171 (16%)
  • Saturday128 (12%)
  • Sunday105 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am31 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am23 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am153 (15%)
  • 9am to noon130 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm207 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm236 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm152 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight108 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.3%)
  • February80 (7.7%)
  • March85 (8.2%)
  • April72 (6.9%)
  • May76 (7.3%)
  • June72 (6.9%)
  • July85 (8.2%)
  • August84 (8.1%)
  • September108 (10%)
  • October98 (9.4%)
  • November101 (9.7%)
  • December93 (8.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight735 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5125 crashes

On the A5125, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph882 (85%)
  • 40 mph158 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds826 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Other29 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry623 (60%)
  • Wet or damp397 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway349 (34%)
  • Roundabout103 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5125 crashes

Car occupants make up 47% of the people killed or injured on the A5125, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (19%)
  • Pedestrian217 (17%)
  • Cyclist165 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,239 (66%)
  • Motorcycle252 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Other15 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1070 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20274 (21%)
  • 21 to 25212 (16%)
  • 26 to 35228 (18%)
  • 36 to 45142 (11%)
  • 46 to 55103 (8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.6%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider754 (58%)
  • Passenger319 (25%)
  • Pedestrian217 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A5125

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A5125

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5125 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5125 were recorded in 3 council areas. Leicester has the most, with 1,031, followed by Charnwood (6) and Wrexham (3).

Collisions on the A5125 in each area, 1979 to 2021
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeicester1,0311,28114160
2ndCharnwood6610
3rdWrexham3300

A5125 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5125 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Leicester (930) and Loughborough (6).

Latest recorded crashes on the A5125

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A5125, from 18 September 1998 to 7 August 2021.

Severity