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Harborough road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1984, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (309), and casualties rose from 438.

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

Collisions in 1984
323
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
464
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1984

3.1% of collisions in Harborough in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious8827%
  • Slight22570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight35176%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 323, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March14 (4.3%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July19 (5.9%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November47 (15%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (57%)
  • Wet or damp130 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph105 (33%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph166 (51%)
  • 70 mph29 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (20%)
  • Cyclist28 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (5%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20148 (32%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (64%)
  • Passenger147 (32%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (61%)
  • Motorcycle86 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1984.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1984

The A427 and A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1984, with 41 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4274166112
2ndA6415407
3rdA473660311
4thM1212913
5thA426131823
6thB581131708
7thB604781302
8thA507813
9thB5776802
10thM66801
11thA551003
12thA5084401
13thB53634401
14thB54143300
15thA60031100
16thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1984

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1984: 46.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1984

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1984: 112.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years