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Wigston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,129 road traffic collisions in Wigston, Oadby and Wigston, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 421 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
3,129
322nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,684
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
31 people killed
Serious collisions
421
453 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wigston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal301%
  • Serious42113%
  • Slight2,67886%

What the data shows

  • Wigston had 279 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 527 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Wigston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 734 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wigston, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Wigston.

Where Wigston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
322nd
Most casualties
342nd
Most fatal collisions
346th
Most serious collisions
390th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday474 (15%)
  • Tuesday459 (15%)
  • Wednesday478 (15%)
  • Thursday500 (16%)
  • Friday532 (17%)
  • Saturday424 (14%)
  • Sunday262 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,299 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit799 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,415 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway400 (13%)
  • Roundabout268 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,088 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,510 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds383 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other68 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,488 (40%)
  • Pedestrian813 (22%)
  • Cyclist691 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist554 (15%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wigston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wigston peaked at 132 in 1984; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252528
20242226
20233235
20222426
20212022
20201819
20192742
20183444
20174150
20163644
20154551
20144756
20135262
20127184
20115061
20106279
20095876
20085572
20073241
20065565
20057080
20047490
20036166
20027182
200190103
20006373
19997687
199892115
199795112
19966780
19957899
199483104
19937692
19927996
19916268
199094106
198991103
198891114
19878898
19869197
1985111131
1984132151
1983102110
198287100
1981106121
198094104
197999119

Map of recent crashes in Wigston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wigston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wigston

The 24 most recent collisions in Wigston happened between 3 March and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wigston

The B582 has the most collisions in Wigston, 549 of 3,129 (18%), followed by the B5418 (413).

Collisions in Wigston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB582549644351
2ndB5418413507256
3rdA503884651068
4thA5199283347121
5thA5096258285251
6thB5366174211421
7thA5637701
8thB54165601

Council areas covering Wigston

Collisions in Wigston were recorded in 3 council areas. Oadby and Wigston has 3,061 of 3,129 (98%).

Collisions in Wigston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOadby and Wigston3,0613,60728412
2ndLeicester637028
3rdBlaby3301

Postcode districts in Wigston

Collisions in Wigston were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LE18 (3,029) and LE2 (100).