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Countesthorpe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Countesthorpe, Blaby, from 1979 to 2025, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
269
1,657th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
325
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
37
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Countesthorpe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22885%

What the data shows

  • Countesthorpe had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 39 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Countesthorpe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 71 children under 16 were killed or injured in Countesthorpe, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Countesthorpe.

Where Countesthorpe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,657th
Most casualties
1,723rd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (90%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant134 (41%)
  • Pedestrian76 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (19%)
  • Cyclist39 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Countesthorpe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Countesthorpe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Countesthorpe peaked at 17 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202344
202211
202134
202011
201912
201811
201700
201623
201500
201489
201323
201235
201111
201023
200966
200868
200779
200644
20051112
200466
20031214
200257
20011011
200078
199933
1998810
199755
19961011
1995610
19941012
199377
199233
1991911
1990810
198946
19881722
198744
1986911
19851114
19841213
19831011
1982711
198145
1980911
197979

Map of recent crashes in Countesthorpe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Countesthorpe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Countesthorpe

The 24 most recent collisions in Countesthorpe happened between 7 January 2014 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Council area for Countesthorpe

Countesthorpe is in Blaby, where police recorded 13,115 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Countesthorpe accounts for 2.1% of them.

Postcode district for Countesthorpe

All 269 collisions in Countesthorpe were in the LE8 postcode district.