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Markfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Markfield, Hinckley and Bosworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
144
2,332nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
199
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
27
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Markfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.8%
  • Serious2719%
  • Slight11378%

What the data shows

  • Markfield had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Markfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Markfield, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Markfield.

Where Markfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,332nd
Most casualties
2,276th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (45%)
  • 40 mph41 (28%)
  • 50 mph23 (16%)
  • 60 mph12 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant104 (52%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (4%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Markfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Markfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Markfield peaked at 9 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202300
202200
202100
202035
201911
201800
201749
201623
201511
201433
201322
201245
201145
201022
200911
200845
200723
200645
200512
2004414
200345
200236
200168
200058
199946
199833
199766
199645
199522
199411
199323
199234
199134
199023
1989715
198834
198722
198656
198544
198457
198333
1982912
198144
198033
197955

Map of recent crashes in Markfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Markfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Markfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Markfield happened between 27 January 2012 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Markfield

The A50 has the most collisions in Markfield, 30 of 144 (21%), followed by the B5327 (3).

Collisions in Markfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50304917
2ndB53273401

Council areas covering Markfield

Collisions in Markfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Hinckley and Bosworth has 135 of 144 (94%).

Collisions in Markfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHinckley and Bosworth135188425
2ndCharnwood81002

Postcode district for Markfield

All 144 collisions in Markfield were in the LE67 postcode district.