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Harborough road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1982, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (321), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 1982
326
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
499
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1982

4.6% of collisions in Harborough in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.6%
  • Serious8125%
  • Slight23071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight36072%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 326, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (10%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.9%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July28 (8.6%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (57%)
  • Wet or damp125 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (36%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph172 (53%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20115 (23%)
  • 21 to 2595 (19%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (59%)
  • Passenger180 (36%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (68%)
  • Motorcycle76 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1982.

Collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1982

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1982: 45, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427456234
2ndA63853213
3rdA472964311
4thA426203825
5thM1152705
6thB577121803
7thB6047121815
8thA5087702
9thB5817804
10thM671210
11thB40366800
12thB6644700
13thA53401
14thA503301
15thB41141100
16thB53631101
17thB54141401

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1982

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1982: 53.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1982

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1982: 105.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years