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Harborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,594 road traffic collisions in Harborough from 1979 to 2025, and 17,070 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 491 were fatal and 2,199 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 111 collisions, up 73% on 2024 (64), and casualties rose from 89 to 155.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,594
43rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,070
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
491
4.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
111
Up 73% on 2024

Crash severity in Harborough

4.2% of collisions in Harborough from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4914.2%
  • Serious2,19919%
  • Slight8,90477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5483.2%
  • Serious2,81416%
  • Slight13,70880%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. In 2025 there were 111, up 73% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 111
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025111155
20246489
202395138
2022113168
202182117
2020104138
201986120
201891122
2017116161
2016171244
2015182257
2014184269
2013190266
2012195273
2011205303
2010215316
2009226334
2008242333
2007248333
2006290400
2005299453
2004285423
2003297447
2002318498
2001332493
2000295453
1999269424
1998306424
1997286418
1996286434
1995288450
1994273404
1993330510
1992297454
1991280423
1990353529
1989312475
1988336494
1987336558
1986354499
1985321473
1984323464
1983309438
1982326499
1981321484
1980343494
1979309419

When and where crashes happen in Harborough

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,541 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,543 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,686 (15%)
  • Thursday1,744 (15%)
  • Friday1,938 (17%)
  • Saturday1,632 (14%)
  • Sunday1,510 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59507 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59270 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,640 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,672 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,920 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,595 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,816 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,174 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January962 (8.3%)
  • February868 (7.5%)
  • March906 (7.8%)
  • April790 (6.8%)
  • May931 (8%)
  • June954 (8.2%)
  • July945 (8.2%)
  • August1,027 (8.9%)
  • September972 (8.4%)
  • October1,092 (9.4%)
  • November1,143 (9.9%)
  • December1,004 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,140 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,160 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,217 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,805 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,486 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds255 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist249 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds190 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds94 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.3%)
  • Other336 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded143 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,567 (57%)
  • Wet or damp4,528 (39%)
  • Frost or ice305 (2.6%)
  • Snow120 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.3%)
  • Mud24 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,258 (28%)
  • 40 mph630 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph283 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph5,728 (49%)
  • 70 mph1,654 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,527 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,677 (14%)
  • Roundabout263 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Harborough

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,944 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist1,667 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian1,002 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist800 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant739 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)495 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant135 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant113 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant73 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5277 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10431 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 15783 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 203,171 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,450 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,266 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,374 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,821 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,206 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75684 (4%)
  • Over 75454 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded153 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,045 (65%)
  • Passenger5,023 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,002 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,980 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,752 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle1,631 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,224 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle820 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle162 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach148 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car91 (0.4%)
  • Minibus71 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle59 (0.3%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Harborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harborough ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had the 43rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
43rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
306thBroxbourne11,78515,3541511,824
307thPendle11,67615,7961742,430
308thMid Suffolk11,63416,4113212,772
309thHarborough (this area)11,59417,0704912,199
310thCastle Point11,45414,7201201,931
311thMonmouthshire11,39516,8373512,753
312thHartlepool11,03614,6891861,631

Accident hotspots in Harborough

Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough, with 289 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough from 1979 to 2025: 1,047, including 45 fatal and 189 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61,0471,54445189
2ndM11,0231,71348146
3rdA478351,45573198
4thA4267361,12343137
5thA4277111,10331152
6thB604758186028131
7thA43044856661975
8thM63175592539
9thA52784352665
10thB581272391364
11thA51991862721333
12thA508167197220
13thA50160224842
14thB577146193633
15thA4303119139112
16thA148611457
17thB541470107318
18thB53636273215
19thB6645794017
20thB4036486213

Towns in Harborough

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough from 1979 to 2025: 1,414.

Postcode districts in Harborough

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough from 1979 to 2025: 4,804.

Latest crashes in Harborough

Of the latest 24 crashes in Harborough, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 23 December 2025.

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