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Leicester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 50,061 road traffic collisions in Leicester from 1979 to 2025, and 62,579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 489 were fatal and 6,572 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 475 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (448).

Collisions since 1979
50,061
16th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
62,579
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
489
529 people killed
Serious collisions
6,572
7,190 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
475
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
552
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Leicester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal4891%
  • Serious6,57213%
  • Slight43,00086%

What the data shows

  • Leicester had 5,515 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 9,863 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Leicester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 10,143 children under 16 were killed or injured in Leicester, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Leicester.

Where Leicester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
16th
Most casualties
14th
Most fatal collisions
12th
Most serious collisions
25th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,314 (15%)
  • Tuesday7,185 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,409 (15%)
  • Thursday7,447 (15%)
  • Friday8,496 (17%)
  • Saturday7,015 (14%)
  • Sunday5,195 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35,814 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,809 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown260 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit94 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,866 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway8,965 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road3,279 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout1,938 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph156 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph45,687 (91%)
  • 40 mph3,081 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph610 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph158 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph366 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39,436 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,606 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds646 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds501 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds260 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist254 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.1%)
  • Other1,293 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1,029 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant30,283 (48%)
  • Pedestrian14,529 (23%)
  • Cyclist7,144 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist6,542 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,473 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant974 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant872 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant288 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)206 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant160 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Leicester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leicester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Leicester peaked at 1,473 in 1984; 2025 had 475.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 475
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025475552
2024448533
2023501622
2022422518
2021432561
2020451589
2019560708
2018662860
2017698922
20168661,104
20158631,075
20149801,263
20139401,219
20121,0051,309
20119741,258
20101,0151,298
20091,0221,362
20081,0681,336
20071,0261,303
20069701,214
20051,0731,372
20041,1421,418
20031,1461,421
20021,2731,625
20011,1941,511
20001,2751,644
19991,2381,522
19981,3021,660
19971,2301,519
19961,2271,547
19951,2391,556
19941,2251,559
19931,1971,501
19921,2191,522
19911,2731,579
19901,2851,557
19891,3321,593
19881,2971,592
19871,3691,662
19861,3591,664
19851,4341,712
19841,4731,763
19831,3971,691
19821,3731,720
19811,3511,631
19801,3591,683
19791,4011,749

Map of recent crashes in Leicester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Leicester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Leicester

The 24 most recent collisions in Leicester happened between 8 December and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Leicester

The A47 has the most collisions in Leicester, 3,603 of 50,061 (7.2%), followed by the A6 (2,949).

Collisions in Leicester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473,6034,82840458
2ndA62,9493,64342388
3rdA502,1982,80433334
4thA5631,9092,53134179
5thA5941,8822,46214185
6thA461,8742,37528314
7thA4261,5952,08613186
8thA60301,3481,66817175
9thA54601,2061,6066103
10thA6071,0141,3321494
11thB53669531,15410133
12thA51259301,16313148
13thB6416623823571
14thA5199536696141
15thB54185086281266
16thB667402500945
17thA5131399560478
18thB5327343437257
19thM1193300322
20thB568176213430
21stB58288108012
22ndB41148110706
23rdA50965572012
24thB5380526706
25thA5630101200
26thB41163300

Council areas covering Leicester

Collisions in Leicester were recorded in 6 council areas. Leicester has 46,145 of 50,061 (92%).

Collisions in Leicester by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeicester46,14557,4354426,022
2ndBlaby3,5684,66341481
3rdHarborough296409656
4thCharnwood293809
5thOadby and Wigston182503
6thHinckley and Bosworth3701

Postcode districts in Leicester

Collisions in Leicester were recorded in 9 postcode districts, led by LE2 (12,567) and LE3 (11,642).