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Diseworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Diseworth, North West Leicestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 40 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
286
1,599th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
486
1.70 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
40
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Diseworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight23783%

What the data shows

  • Diseworth had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Diseworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Diseworth, 5.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Diseworth.

Where Diseworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,599th
Most casualties
1,349th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,973rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (26%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (14%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph218 (76%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant361 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Cyclist5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Diseworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Diseworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Diseworth peaked at 18 in 1997; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202414
202312
202267
202111
202023
201911
201822
201723
201622
201523
201422
201300
201234
201111
201024
200934
200844
200737
2006911
200556
2004513
20031124
200268
2001916
200046
19991221
19981017
19971826
1996920
1995615
1994810
1993913
19921427
19911016
19901423
19891219
19881422
1987721
1986710
19851017
1984824
1983918
198278
198158
198045
197934

Map of recent crashes in Diseworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Diseworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Diseworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Diseworth happened between 29 June 2014 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Diseworth

The A453 has the most collisions in Diseworth, 188 of 286 (66%), followed by the B6540 (27).

Collisions in Diseworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453188315322
2ndB65402757110
3rdB54013310

Council area for Diseworth

Diseworth is in North West Leicestershire, where police recorded 15,541 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Diseworth accounts for 1.8% of them.

Postcode district for Diseworth

All 286 collisions in Diseworth were in the DE74 postcode district.