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Harborough road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1979, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,594 collisions in Harborough.

Collisions in 1979
309
Casualties in 1979
419
Fatal collisions
16
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1979

5.2% of collisions in Harborough in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.2%
  • Serious9430%
  • Slight19964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.1%
  • Serious11427%
  • Slight28869%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 309.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February23 (7.4%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April13 (4.2%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June23 (7.4%)
  • July22 (7.1%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September20 (6.5%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December28 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (52%)
  • Wet or damp116 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.9%)
  • Snow15 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (34%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph159 (51%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6%)
  • 16 to 20124 (30%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (64%)
  • Passenger117 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (60%)
  • Motorcycle99 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Harborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harborough ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1979.

Collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1979: 53, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65361117
2ndA427274129
3rdA426202812
4thA47183348
5thM1142703
6thB53638802
7thM68901
8thB5777812
9thB5817703
10thA506803
11thB40365600
12thB5855601
13thB54144504
14thA5083401
15thA51101
16thA60031100
17thB41141100
18thB60471101
19thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1979

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1979: 61.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1979

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1979: 100.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years