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Birstall road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 771 road traffic collisions in Birstall, Charnwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 920 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 135 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
771
895th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
920
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
135
148 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Birstall

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious13518%
  • Slight62581%

What the data shows

  • Birstall had 73 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 129 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Birstall were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 186 children under 16 were killed or injured in Birstall, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Birstall.

Where Birstall ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
895th
Most casualties
923rd
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
938th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday130 (17%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight572 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (20%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph434 (56%)
  • 40 mph306 (40%)
  • 60 mph8 (1%)
  • 70 mph23 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant409 (44%)
  • Pedestrian199 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (16%)
  • Cyclist119 (13%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Birstall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birstall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Birstall peaked at 33 in 1984; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
20241012
202367
202222
202156
202078
2019914
201878
201769
20161417
201578
20141414
20131521
20121420
20111617
20101418
20091416
20081418
20071213
2006912
20051112
20041315
20031519
2002911
20011818
20001516
19992426
19982732
19971722
19961516
19952327
19942637
19932631
19921822
19911619
19902124
19891619
19882128
19873036
19862934
19852223
19843342
19832428
19821818
19812829
19802529
19792938

Map of recent crashes in Birstall

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Birstall

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Birstall

The 24 most recent collisions in Birstall happened between 1 June 2022 and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Birstall

Of the 771 collisions in Birstall, 355 were on the A6.

Collisions in Birstall on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6355432857

Council areas covering Birstall

Collisions in Birstall were recorded in 2 council areas. Charnwood has 762 of 771 (99%).

Collisions in Birstall by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCharnwood76290911134
2ndLeicester91101

Postcode districts in Birstall

Collisions in Birstall were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LE4 (763) and LE7 (8).