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Shepshed road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 735 road traffic collisions in Shepshed, Charnwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 883 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 136 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
735
922nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
883
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
136
144 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shepshed

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious13619%
  • Slight59581%

What the data shows

  • Shepshed had 58 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 110 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Shepshed were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 162 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shepshed, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Shepshed.

Where Shepshed ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
922nd
Most casualties
942nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
933rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday133 (18%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight531 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (96%)
  • Roundabout15 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph577 (79%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph108 (15%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant391 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (22%)
  • Pedestrian162 (18%)
  • Cyclist110 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shepshed road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shepshed, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shepshed peaked at 28 in 1996; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202422
202322
202245
202122
202066
201968
20181517
201767
20161213
2015711
20141517
201389
201299
201199
20101214
20091417
20081212
20071416
20061010
20051517
20041417
20032124
2002910
20012023
20002128
19992128
19982330
19972432
19962835
19951315
19942733
19932325
19922030
19911821
19901926
19892835
19882535
19871719
19862428
19852531
19842528
19831720
19822226
19812124
19802729
19792024

Map of recent crashes in Shepshed

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shepshed

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shepshed

The 24 most recent collisions in Shepshed happened between 23 February 2019 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shepshed

The A512 has the most collisions in Shepshed, 145 of 735 (20%), followed by the B588 (96).

Collisions in Shepshed on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA512145206124
2ndB58896110129
3rdB53306376016
4thB5914400
5thM13300

Council area for Shepshed

Shepshed is in Charnwood, where police recorded 18,548 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Shepshed accounts for 3.9% of them.

Postcode district for Shepshed

All 735 collisions in Shepshed were in the LE12 postcode district.