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Loughborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,706 road traffic collisions in Loughborough, Charnwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 782 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
5,706
189th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
6,736
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
71 people killed
Serious collisions
782
843 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Loughborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal681.2%
  • Serious78214%
  • Slight4,85685%

What the data shows

  • Loughborough had 522 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 1,013 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Loughborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 964 children under 16 were killed or injured in Loughborough, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Loughborough.

Where Loughborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
189th
Most casualties
201st
Most fatal collisions
159th
Most serious collisions
234th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday786 (14%)
  • Tuesday863 (15%)
  • Wednesday863 (15%)
  • Thursday916 (16%)
  • Friday1,018 (18%)
  • Saturday748 (13%)
  • Sunday512 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,159 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,485 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,730 (83%)
  • Roundabout380 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road368 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,894 (86%)
  • 40 mph697 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,520 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds706 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other148 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded114 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,633 (39%)
  • Pedestrian1,514 (22%)
  • Cyclist1,303 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist972 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant87 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Loughborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Loughborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Loughborough peaked at 177 in 1997; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254858
20246065
20234754
20223840
20215459
20204250
20194152
20185361
20175465
201685100
201589114
2014102123
201392108
20128398
201193107
2010111131
2009104124
2008123153
2007101131
2006115129
2005122147
2004114139
2003135166
2002131167
2001151179
2000162185
1999160193
1998175210
1997177228
1996151178
1995156186
1994171201
1993174205
1992152174
1991150166
1990166192
1989147166
1988171183
1987156182
1986150168
1985171205
1984153181
1983169196
1982160189
1981136165
1980158180
1979153183

Map of recent crashes in Loughborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Loughborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Loughborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Loughborough happened between 3 July and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Loughborough

The A6 has the most collisions in Loughborough, 1,148 of 5,706 (20%), followed by the A6004 (844).

Collisions in Loughborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,1481,40514146
2ndA60048441,0007105
3rdA5125826971099
4thB5350325396848
5thA60243289436
6thB589101117210
7thA51256610

Council areas covering Loughborough

Collisions in Loughborough were recorded in 2 council areas. Charnwood has 5,696 of 5,706 (99.8%).

Collisions in Loughborough by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCharnwood5,6966,72668781
2ndLeicester8801

Postcode districts in Loughborough

Collisions in Loughborough were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LE11 (5,703) and LE12 (3).