Leicester traffic

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Leicester2024 traffic
Congestion levels, travel times and speeds are based on worldwide trip data spanning more than 737 billion km anonymously collected during the year from drivers within the larger metropolitan area (“metro”) and central city area (“city center”) throughout the complete road network — including fast roads and highways crossing this area.


Work rank 2024
Travel time
99
Average travel time per 10 km
24
min
52
s
20 s more than in 2023
Average speed
24.1km/h
0.3 km/h slower than in 2023
Worst day to travel in 2024
October 1, Tuesday
28 min 42 s
Average travel time to drive 10 km
59%
Congestion level
Work rank 2024
Congestion level
51
Average congestion level
39%
2%p more than in 2023
Monthly congestion level
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2024
2023
Traffic pattern
How was traffic distributed in Leicester depending on the day and time of day?
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Average congestion level
8%
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35%
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How busy was Leicester during rush hour?

Let's take a closer look at rush hour. How much extra time was spent idling in traffic? What was the average speed?
One way commute
km


Rush hour
morning
Time taken to travel 10 km
30 min 37 sec
19.6 km/h
Average speed
72%
Congestion level
Time taken to travel 10 km
30 min 30 sec
19.7 km/h
Average speed
70%
Congestion level
Rush hour
evening
How much extra time did we spend driving in rush hours over the year?
97 hours = 4 days, 1 hour
1 h 10 min more than in 2023

Driving patterns in Leicester

What did traffic look like over a week in Leicester?
One way commute
km


  • Travel time
  • Congestion level
  • Speed
12:00 AM
01:00 AM
02:00 AM
03:00 AM
04:00 AM
05:00 AM
06:00 AM
07:00 AM
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Sun
18 min 54 s19 min
18 min 22 s18 min
17 min 51 s18 min
17 min 21 s17 min
17 min 5 s17 min
17 min 17 s17 min
17 min 21 s17 min
17 min 16 s17 min
18 min 18 s18 min
19 min 24 s19 min
20 min 58 s21 min
22 min 12 s22 min
23 min 31 s24 min
24 min 11 s24 min
24 min 38 s25 min
23 min 45 s24 min
23 min 15 s23 min
23 min 35 s24 min
22 min 42 s23 min
22 min 25 s22 min
21 min 50 s22 min
21 min 8 s21 min
20 min 17 s20 min
19 min 34 s20 min
Mon
19 min 19 min
18 min 30 s19 min
18 min 12 s18 min
17 min 34 s18 min
17 min 23 s17 min
17 min 30 s18 min
18 min 13 s18 min
22 min 58 s23 min
30 min 1 s30 min
24 min 58 s25 min
23 min 46 s24 min
24 min 28 s24 min
24 min 52 s25 min
25 min 9 s25 min
26 min 31 s27 min
28 min 41 s29 min
28 min 47 s29 min
29 min 4 s29 min
25 min 9 s25 min
23 min 25 s23 min
22 min 2 s22 min
21 min 6 s21 min
20 min 58 s21 min
19 min 52 s20 min
Tue
19 min 1 s19 min
18 min 41 s19 min
18 min 24 s18 min
17 min 49 s18 min
17 min 42 s18 min
17 min 38 s18 min
18 min 20 s18 min
23 min 51 s24 min
32 min 19 s32 min
26 min 37 s27 min
24 min 20 s24 min
24 min 50 s25 min
25 min 16 s25 min
25 min 35 s26 min
27 min 5 s27 min
29 min 34 s30 min
30 min 1 s30 min
31 min 25 s31 min
26 min 24 s26 min
23 min 56 s24 min
22 min 13 s22 min
21 min 16 s21 min
21 min 1 s21 min
19 min 52 s20 min
Wed
18 min 58 s19 min
18 min 38 s19 min
18 min 17 s18 min
17 min 37 s18 min
17 min 31 s18 min
17 min 37 s18 min
18 min 19 s18 min
23 min 44 s24 min
31 min 45 s32 min
26 min 3 s26 min
24 min 24 s24 min
24 min 57 s25 min
25 min 29 s25 min
25 min 41 s26 min
27 min 6 s27 min
29 min 17 s29 min
29 min 59 s30 min
31 min 28 s31 min
26 min 14 s26 min
23 min 59 s24 min
22 min 19 s22 min
21 min 26 s21 min
20 min 46 s21 min
19 min 57 s20 min
Thu
18 min 51 s19 min
18 min 31 s19 min
18 min 4 s18 min
17 min 12 s17 min
17 min 20 s17 min
17 min 39 s18 min
18 min 17 s18 min
23 min 15 s23 min
30 min 46 s31 min
25 min 26 s25 min
24 min 14 s24 min
24 min 51 s25 min
25 min 23 s25 min
25 min 43 s26 min
27 min 7 s27 min
29 min 35 s30 min
30 min 7 s30 min
31 min 1 s31 min
26 min 36 s27 min
24 min 28 s24 min
22 min 37 s23 min
21 min 33 s22 min
20 min 47 s21 min
19 min 54 s20 min
Fri
18 min 53 s19 min
18 min 28 s18 min
18 min 8 s18 min
17 min 18 s17 min
17 min 23 s17 min
17 min 36 s18 min
18 min 21 s18 min
22 min 26 s22 min
28 min 3 s28 min
24 min 16 s24 min
24 min 1 s24 min
24 min 45 s25 min
25 min 29 s25 min
25 min 56 s26 min
28 min 50 s29 min
31 min 49 s32 min
30 min 7 s30 min
29 min 28 s29 min
26 min 59 s27 min
25 min 21 s25 min
23 min 24 s23 min
22 min 14 s22 min
21 min 45 s22 min
20 min 23 s20 min
Sat
19 min 5 s19 min
18 min 34 s19 min
17 min 58 s18 min
17 min 20 s17 min
17 min 16 s17 min
17 min 23 s17 min
17 min 43 s18 min
18 min 19 s18 min
19 min 37 s20 min
21 min 9 s21 min
22 min 52 s23 min
24 min 52 s25 min
26 min 11 s26 min
27 min 16 s27 min
27 min 11 s27 min
26 min 30 s27 min
25 min 55 s26 min
27 min 10 s27 min
25 min 28 s25 min
24 min 18 s24 min
23 min 2 s23 min
21 min 57 s22 min
21 min 12 s21 min
20 min 1 s20 min
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