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Castle Donington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
388
1,338th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
481
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
67
70 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Castle Donington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight31782%

What the data shows

  • Castle Donington had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Castle Donington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 69 children under 16 were killed or injured in Castle Donington, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Castle Donington.

Where Castle Donington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,338th
Most casualties
1,362nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant221 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian99 (21%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Castle Donington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castle Donington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Castle Donington peaked at 23 in 1985; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202467
202312
202246
202133
202055
201933
201822
201722
201655
20151013
201455
2013812
201266
201144
201067
200933
200867
200733
200622
2005913
200445
200378
200212
2001811
2000810
19991822
19981414
199788
1996711
19951118
19941417
19931012
1992810
19911319
19901115
19891113
19881113
19871216
19861114
19852327
19841723
19831012
19821316
19811522
19801315
19791415

Map of recent crashes in Castle Donington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Castle Donington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Castle Donington

The 24 most recent collisions in Castle Donington happened between 23 July 2019 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Castle Donington

Of the 388 collisions in Castle Donington, 90 were on the B6540.

Collisions in Castle Donington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB654090121210

Council area for Castle Donington

Castle Donington is in North West Leicestershire, where police recorded 15,541 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Castle Donington accounts for 2.5% of them.

Postcode district for Castle Donington

All 388 collisions in Castle Donington were in the DE74 postcode district.