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Harborough road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1981, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (343), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 1981
321
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
484
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1981

4.7% of collisions in Harborough in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.7%
  • Serious10031%
  • Slight20664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious13528%
  • Slight33369%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 321, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.7%)
  • February24 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April18 (5.6%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July30 (9.3%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December18 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (54%)
  • Wet or damp129 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph164 (51%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist29 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (26%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (59%)
  • Passenger157 (32%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (64%)
  • Motorcycle75 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1981.

Collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1981

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1981: 42, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427425429
2ndA473470313
3rdA6253108
4thM1223826
5thA426192827
6thB57791405
7thA5081213
8thA5087902
9thB604771101
10thB53635802
11thB54145612
12thA54810
13thB40364500
14thM63911
15thB5812201
16thB6642402
17thA60031200
18thB5851101
19thM691100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1981

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1981: 50.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1981

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1981: 119.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years