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Harborough road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1989, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (336), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 1989
312
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
475
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1989

5.1% of collisions in Harborough in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.1%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight23475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight37880%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 312, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March25 (8%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May13 (4.2%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September29 (9.3%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November27 (8.7%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (56%)
  • Wet or damp125 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph173 (55%)
  • 70 mph28 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (72%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20116 (24%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (59%)
  • Passenger159 (33%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1989.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1989

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1989: 45, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4274583211
2ndA6324336
3rdA426284646
4thA47224026
5thM1202613
6thB6047101510
7thM681201
8thB541471104
9thA506701
10thA5086600
11thB40366700
12thB5816902
13thA55711
14thB5775701
15thA2471100
16thA6071100
17thB41141100
18thB6641101

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1989

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1989: 41.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1989

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1989: 131.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1989, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years