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Harborough road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1980, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1979 (309), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 1980
343
Up 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
494
Up 18% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1980

5.8% of collisions in Harborough in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.8%
  • Serious10731%
  • Slight21663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214.3%
  • Serious13828%
  • Slight33568%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 343, up 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (9%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (20%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February23 (6.7%)
  • March25 (7.3%)
  • April16 (4.7%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August33 (9.6%)
  • September31 (9%)
  • October32 (9.3%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (55%)
  • Wet or damp139 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph174 (51%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20133 (27%)
  • 21 to 2588 (18%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (61%)
  • Passenger156 (32%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (62%)
  • Motorcycle101 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Harborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harborough ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1980.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1980

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1980: 31, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427315337
2ndA6293907
3rdA472751412
4thM1233415
5thA426172118
6thA50132105
7thB577131403
8thA591413
9thA5089902
10thB5816601
11thB53635510
12thB60475602
13thM65721
14thB5854701
15thB40363301
16thB54143711
17thA60031100
18thB41141100
19thB6641200

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1980

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1980: 62.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1980

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1980: 132.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1980, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years