Whitwick road traffic accidents
Whitwick recorded 284 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 350 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 34
- Casualties
- 350
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 34
- Casualties
- 350
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Whitwick
Roads in Whitwick
Postcode districts in Whitwick
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Whitwick
Road collision statistics for Whitwick
Collisions recorded
284
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
350
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Whitwick
Collisions in Whitwick are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.4% of the total), with 31% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in Whitwick happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Whitwick have produced 350 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 27 collisions, Monday 35 collisions, Tuesday 55 collisions, Wednesday 44 collisions, Thursday 40 collisions, Friday 39 collisions, Saturday 44 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 196 collisions, Darkness 88 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 284 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 267 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 218 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 221 casualties, Passenger 63 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Whitwick
How many road accidents have there been in Whitwick?
284 collisions have been recorded in Whitwick in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 350 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Whitwick were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 34 were serious — 13% of all recorded collisions in Whitwick resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Whitwick?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Whitwick, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 31% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Whitwick happen on?
100% of collisions in Whitwick are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Whitwick?
Pedestrians make up 18.9% of the 350 casualties recorded in Whitwick.
Is road safety in Whitwick getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Whitwick rose 100% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Whitwick come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Whitwick cover 1999 to 2025.