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Harborough road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1990, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1989 (312), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 1990
353
Up 13% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
529
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Harborough in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight44985%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 353, up 13% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.8%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March34 (9.6%)
  • April22 (6.2%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June24 (6.8%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October43 (12%)
  • November29 (8.2%)
  • December29 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (57%)
  • Wet or damp141 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (33%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph174 (49%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (68%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2589 (17%)
  • 26 to 35116 (22%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (61%)
  • Passenger161 (30%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1990.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1990

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1990: 55, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4275593213
2ndA6354706
3rdM1294917
4thA47274113
5thA426202303
6thB581112604
7thA50101200
8thA50891001
9thM691600
10thB604771102
11thB5775610
12thA53500
13thB53633300
14thB40362200
15thB41141100
16thB54141100
17thB6641301

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1990

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1990: 58.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1990

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1990: 147.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years