Official DfT STATS19 Data
Leicester Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Leicester from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,241 collisions, ranked #62 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,241
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
21
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
504
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,719
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 463 | 6 | 119 | 338 | 531 |
| 2024 | 448 | 1 | 106 | 341 | 535 |
| 2023 | 495 | 5 | 103 | 387 | 600 |
| 2022 | 413 | 4 | 89 | 320 | 507 |
| 2021 | 422 | 5 | 87 | 330 | 546 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Leicester
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Leicester on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Leicester — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Leicester?
Leicester recorded 2,241 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 21 fatal and 504 serious collisions, with 2,719 total casualties. It ranks #62 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Leicester accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.