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Desford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Desford, Hinckley and Bosworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
209
1,904th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
256
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
11 people killed
Serious collisions
26
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Desford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight17483%

What the data shows

  • Desford had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Desford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in Desford, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Desford.

Where Desford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,904th
Most casualties
1,975th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (19%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday39 (19%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (95%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (93%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant115 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (18%)
  • Cyclist36 (14%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Desford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Desford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Desford peaked at 11 in 1980; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202433
202323
202234
202122
202000
201900
201822
201722
201633
201533
201412
201322
201256
201122
201045
200933
200844
200767
200612
200533
200435
200322
200244
200122
200022
199933
199866
199767
199644
199588
199457
199346
199288
199148
199066
198959
1988711
1987711
198667
19851015
198467
1983911
19821010
1981811
19801112
19791014

Map of recent crashes in Desford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Desford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Desford

The 24 most recent collisions in Desford happened between 7 July 2013 and 12 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Desford

The B582 has the most collisions in Desford, 107 of 209 (51%), followed by the B5380 (26).

Collisions in Desford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582107131412
2ndB5380263636

Council area for Desford

Desford is in Hinckley and Bosworth, where police recorded 12,804 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Desford accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Desford

All 209 collisions in Desford were in the LE9 postcode district.