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Harborough road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1995, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1994 (273), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 1995
288
Up 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
450
Up 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
15
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1995

5.2% of collisions in Harborough in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal155.2%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight23180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight37082%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 288, up 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February29 (10%)
  • March25 (8.7%)
  • April16 (5.6%)
  • May16 (5.6%)
  • June19 (6.6%)
  • July28 (9.7%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September18 (6.3%)
  • October21 (7.3%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (57%)
  • Wet or damp114 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph84 (29%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph147 (51%)
  • 70 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (76%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (58%)
  • Passenger161 (36%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1995.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1995

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1995: 37, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6376511
2ndM1276044
3rdA47243931
4thA426182512
5thA427183113
6thB6047162110
7thA5081001
8thB5778801
9thB58181000
10thA43045501
11thA54921
12thA13400
13thA5083300
14thA43032201
15thB41141101
16thB54141100
17thM61101

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1995

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1995: 30.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1995

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1995: 101.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1995, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 1995.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years