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Harborough road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1985, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (323), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 1985
321
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
473
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1985

3.7% of collisions in Harborough in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious7523%
  • Slight23473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight36277%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 321, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday68 (21%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.3%)
  • February15 (4.7%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April26 (8.1%)
  • May30 (9.3%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October23 (7.2%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December25 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (53%)
  • Wet or damp136 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (40%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph147 (46%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.2%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (27%)
  • 21 to 2589 (19%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (57%)
  • Passenger170 (36%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (11%)
  • Motorcycle57 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1985.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1985

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1985: 43, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA427436118
2ndA6375128
3rdA47335948
4thA426213013
5thB6047131907
6thA50122000
7thM1121622
8thA508101001
9thB58191312
10thM671601
11thB53634402
12thB5773300
13thB6643300
14thB40362510
15thB54142600
16thA51200
17thA60031101

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1985

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1985: 57.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1985

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1985: 106.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years