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Harborough road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1988, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987, and casualties fell from 558.

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

Collisions in 1988
336
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
494
Down 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1988

4.2% of collisions in Harborough in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.2%
  • Serious8525%
  • Slight23771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37275%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 336, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February18 (5.4%)
  • March31 (9.2%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May31 (9.2%)
  • June22 (6.5%)
  • July27 (8%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September31 (9.2%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December23 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (58%)
  • Wet or damp130 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (36%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph166 (49%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (10%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (25%)
  • 21 to 2578 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (62%)
  • Passenger154 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (11%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1988.

Collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1988

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1988: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4275284112
2ndA65184313
3rdA47254035
4thA426192915
5thM1172513
6thA50121305
7thM6101622
8thB604791102
9thB5777705
10thA5086702
11thA55900
12thB53635610
13thB54142210
14thB5812601
15thA60031101
16thB40361100
17thB41141100
18thB6641100
19thM691100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1988

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1988: 53.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1988

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1988: 134.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1988, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years