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Oadby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,706
508th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,179
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
24 people killed
Serious collisions
236
264 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Oadby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious23614%
  • Slight1,44985%

What the data shows

  • Oadby had 172 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 334 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Oadby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 329 children under 16 were killed or injured in Oadby, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Oadby.

Where Oadby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
508th
Most casualties
505th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
620th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday264 (15%)
  • Tuesday245 (14%)
  • Wednesday269 (16%)
  • Thursday236 (14%)
  • Friday287 (17%)
  • Saturday248 (15%)
  • Sunday157 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,256 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit431 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,061 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway579 (34%)
  • Roundabout51 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,120 (66%)
  • 40 mph544 (32%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (1%)
  • 70 mph24 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,375 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,206 (55%)
  • Pedestrian348 (16%)
  • Cyclist268 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (12%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Oadby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oadby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Oadby peaked at 62 in 1979; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252026
20241317
20231516
20221618
20211317
202056
20191116
20182842
20172631
20162526
20152023
20143238
20133033
20123750
20114756
20102738
20093543
20084467
20073243
20063037
20054151
20043647
20032432
20023650
20013343
20004758
19994261
19983751
19974553
19963754
19954658
19945366
19934257
19923952
19914047
19903851
19894560
19883748
19875274
19866070
19856177
19845860
19834151
19824967
19815670
19804349
19796279

Map of recent crashes in Oadby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Oadby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Oadby

The 24 most recent collisions in Oadby happened between 25 September 2024 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Oadby

The A6 has the most collisions in Oadby, 610 of 1,706 (36%), followed by the B582 (126).

Collisions in Oadby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66108181193
2ndB582126160210
3rdB5403118130019
4thA5096618129
5thB667456306

Council areas covering Oadby

Collisions in Oadby were recorded in 2 council areas. Oadby and Wigston has 1,698 of 1,706 (99.5%).

Collisions in Oadby by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOadby and Wigston1,6982,17021234
2ndLeicester6702

Postcode district for Oadby

All 1,706 collisions in Oadby were in the LE2 postcode district.