Road
Crashes on the B581
233 recorded collisions since 2000.
233
All crashes
2
Fatal
27
Serious
204
Slight
Since 2000 the B581 has seen 233 collisions, 2 of them fatal and 27 serious. That ranks it 1850th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 8.6 per 1,000 collisions, and 12% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 50% since 2000, from 12 to 6 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Harborough, Blaby and Hinckley and Bosworth.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.