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Harborough road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1983, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (326), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 1983
309
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
438
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1983

4.5% of collisions in Harborough in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.5%
  • Serious9531%
  • Slight20065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious11025%
  • Slight31271%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 309, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April28 (9.1%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June28 (9.1%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August16 (5.2%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October28 (9.1%)
  • November28 (9.1%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (59%)
  • Wet or damp120 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (39%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph142 (46%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (31%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (63%)
  • Passenger128 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (62%)
  • Motorcycle86 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Harborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harborough ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1983.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1983: 48, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64864211
2ndA427395519
3rdA472743312
4thA426182216
5thM1152925
6thA50891011
7thB604791402
8thB57781414
9thA5071220
10thM671203
11thA55702
12thB54145700
13thB5814402
14thB40363400
15thB53633301
16thB6641201

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1983

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1983: 51.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1983

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1983: 111.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years