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Ashby-de-la-Zouch road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,057 road traffic collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 170 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,057
720th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,307
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
21 people killed
Serious collisions
170
188 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious17016%
  • Slight86882%

What the data shows

  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch had 89 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 191 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Where Ashby-de-la-Zouch ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
720th
Most casualties
734th
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
787th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (14%)
  • Tuesday174 (16%)
  • Wednesday126 (12%)
  • Thursday146 (14%)
  • Friday193 (18%)
  • Saturday155 (15%)
  • Sunday115 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway976 (92%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph910 (86%)
  • 40 mph75 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph49 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant622 (48%)
  • Pedestrian282 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (19%)
  • Cyclist104 (8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashby-de-la-Zouch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch peaked at 48 in 1983; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251112
20241212
202355
202222
2021810
20201011
20191011
2018914
20171014
20161214
20151617
20141924
20131012
20121315
20111421
20101620
20091012
20081723
20071820
20061924
20052936
20041722
20033037
20022127
20012231
20003039
19992843
19983439
19974656
19964046
19952634
19943843
19932532
19922127
19912939
19902933
19894251
19883551
19872326
19862630
19852536
19844351
19834855
19823341
19812733
19803032
19791924

Map of recent crashes in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch happened between 8 December 2023 and 2 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

The A50 has the most collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 196 of 1,057 (19%), followed by the B5006 (120).

Collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50196249430
2ndB5006120143115
3rdA453108137333
4thA5118411616
5thB5003516118
6thB53265501

Council area for Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby-de-la-Zouch is in North West Leicestershire, where police recorded 15,541 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ashby-de-la-Zouch accounts for 6.8% of them.

Postcode district for Ashby-de-la-Zouch

All 1,057 collisions in Ashby-de-la-Zouch were in the LE65 postcode district.