Road collisions in Leicestershire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 3,462 road collisions where someone was hurt on Leicestershire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 115 were fatal and 971 serious.

Leicestershire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
733
Fatal
18
Serious
231
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
33.1
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Leicestershire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
202120163483666
202222194423639
202330169501700
202425214485724
202518231484733

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

4,565 people were killed or injured in collisions on Leicestershire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 1,254 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Leicestershire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian20171305496
Cyclist5133260398
E-scooter rider0111829
Motorcyclist23243225491
Car occupant715262,2722,869
Van or goods vehicle occupant439182225
Bus or coach occupant033336
Other051621
All road users1231,1313,3114,565

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph25
  • 30 mph1,484
  • 40 mph393
  • 50 mph575
  • 60 mph644
  • 70 mph341

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban39.9%
  • Rural60.1%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Leicestershire

Licensed cars kept in Leicestershire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
422,563
Up 1.1% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
562
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
4.6%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
7.3%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
223,261 (52.8%)
Diesel
136,367 (32.3%)
Hybrid (petrol)
30,556 (7.2%)
Electric and other fuels
32,379 (7.7%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.