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Harborough road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1986, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1985 (321), and casualties rose from 473.

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

Collisions in 1986
354
Up 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
499
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Harborough in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious8123%
  • Slight26575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight39078%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 354, up 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (20%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.5%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March33 (9.3%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May31 (8.8%)
  • June29 (8.2%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August32 (9%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November35 (9.9%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (59%)
  • Wet or damp122 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (37%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph168 (47%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (25%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (59%)
  • Passenger160 (32%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (69%)
  • Motorcycle72 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Harborough ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1986.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1986: 47, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64772113
2ndA427375615
3rdA47234118
4thM1233712
5thA426213113
6thB581141803
7thA50121306
8thB5363121503
9thA5089901
10thB604781403
11thA54410
12thB5774601
13thM64402
14thB40362200
15thB6642200
16thB41141100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1986

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1986: 65.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1986

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1986: 107.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years