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Harborough road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1991, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1990 (353), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 1991
280
Down 21% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
423
Down 20% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1991

5.4% of collisions in Harborough in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal155.4%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight20272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.8%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight32577%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 280, down 21% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June20 (7.1%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August25 (8.9%)
  • September16 (5.7%)
  • October23 (8.2%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (55%)
  • Wet or damp113 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (29%)
  • 40 mph14 (5%)
  • 60 mph160 (57%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (70%)
  • Van occupant30 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2080 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (62%)
  • Passenger132 (31%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (10%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1991.

Collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1991

The A427 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1991: 50, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4275074214
2ndA6334928
3rdA47285343
4thA426192514
5thM1111913
6thB6047102113
7thA581013
8thM681702
9thB5776800
10thA505702
11thB5814402
12thA5082301
13thB40362200
14thB41142200
15thB53631200
16thB54141100
17thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1991

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1991: 31.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1991

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1991: 106.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years