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Measham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Measham, North West Leicestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
289
1,588th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
367
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
48
55 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Measham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23581%

What the data shows

  • Measham had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Measham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 77 children under 16 were killed or injured in Measham, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Measham.

Where Measham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,588th
Most casualties
1,599th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,780th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday60 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (88%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph26 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant195 (53%)
  • Pedestrian71 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Measham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Measham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Measham peaked at 13 in 1983; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202323
202222
202122
202022
201911
201835
201756
201658
201545
2014810
20131013
201211
201136
201000
200944
200868
20071214
200655
200557
200444
200377
20021012
2001915
200022
199955
199855
1997910
199666
1995712
19941013
1993711
1992912
199158
199056
1989812
19881012
19871216
198623
198566
1984810
19831314
19821011
19811320
19801112
19791318

Map of recent crashes in Measham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Measham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Measham

The 24 most recent collisions in Measham happened between 26 April 2016 and 18 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Measham

The A453 has the most collisions in Measham, 63 of 289 (22%), followed by the B5002 (28).

Collisions in Measham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4536384417
2ndB5002283706
3rdB586233014
4thB5493111203
5thB50063500

Council area for Measham

Measham is in North West Leicestershire, where police recorded 15,541 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Measham accounts for 1.9% of them.

Postcode district for Measham

All 289 collisions in Measham were in the DE12 postcode district.