The A607: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 105 people were killed or seriously injured in 90 collisions on the A607, making it the 142th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
90
serious or fatal collisions
105
people killed or seriously injured
13
collisions that took a life
#142
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A607 carries 323 recorded injury collisions over the period, 90 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Leicester, South Kesteven, Melton, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 14% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 26 serious collisions, and the count is up 42% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A607
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Leicester28 KSI
- South Kesteven25 KSI
- Melton19 KSI
- Charnwood10 KSI
- North Kesteven7 KSI
- Lincoln1 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A607
2025: 17 (down 34.6% on the year before) · peak 26 in 2024 · +41.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A607
How many accidents happen on the A607?
Police recorded 323 injury collisions on the A607 over 2021–2025, of which 90 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 105 people killed or seriously injured, including 13 fatal collisions.
Is the A607 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 142 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 132 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A607 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Leicester, South Kesteven, Melton. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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