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Harborough road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1987, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (354), and casualties rose from 499.

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

Collisions in 1987
336
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
558
Up 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1987

3.9% of collisions in Harborough in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.9%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight25877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight45682%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 336, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May31 (9.2%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July21 (6.3%)
  • August29 (8.6%)
  • September28 (8.3%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Fog or mist18 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp165 (49%)
  • Dry161 (48%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (33%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph171 (51%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (58%)
  • Passenger203 (36%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (15%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Harborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harborough ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1987.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1987: 55, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65593210
2ndA4275184413
3rdA47355638
4thM1255101
5thA426162014
6thA50881001
7thB58181301
8thB604781804
9thM682511
10thA505701
11thB54145601
12thB57751200
13thB53634502
14thB40363501
15thA52400
16thA601101
17thA61211400
18thB41141100
19thB6641200

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1987

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1987: 55.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1987

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1987: 117.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years