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Barwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Barwell, Hinckley and Bosworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
448
1,233rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
549
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
61
65 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight38385%

What the data shows

  • Barwell had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 85 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Barwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 129 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barwell, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Barwell.

Where Barwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,233rd
Most casualties
1,257th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,566th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (96%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph440 (98%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant226 (41%)
  • Pedestrian129 (23%)
  • Cyclist88 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barwell peaked at 20 in 1982; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202433
202344
202211
202189
202011
201934
201844
201733
201644
201567
20141112
201356
2012811
201167
201089
20091215
2008912
20071215
2006815
2005812
2004812
2003910
20021515
20011934
20001115
19991111
1998910
19971318
19961620
199579
1994910
19931316
19921213
199177
19901824
19891115
198889
19871213
19861214
19851416
19841515
19831112
19822022
19811419
19801114
19791618

Map of recent crashes in Barwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Barwell happened between 24 December 2018 and 28 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barwell

The B581 has the most collisions in Barwell, 114 of 448 (25%), followed by the B5325 (16).

Collisions in Barwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB581114141020
2ndB5325161701
3rdA4771402

Council area for Barwell

Barwell is in Hinckley and Bosworth, where police recorded 12,804 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Barwell accounts for 3.5% of them.

Postcode district for Barwell

All 448 collisions in Barwell were in the LE9 postcode district.