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Harborough road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1998, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (286), and casualties rose from 418.

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

Collisions in 1998
306
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
424
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1998

2% of collisions in Harborough in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight37087%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 306, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February28 (9.2%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April30 (9.8%)
  • May19 (6.2%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July20 (6.5%)
  • August24 (7.8%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December28 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (55%)
  • Wet or damp130 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (27%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph160 (52%)
  • 70 mph43 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Van occupant21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (19%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3596 (23%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (66%)
  • Passenger112 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Harborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Harborough ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1998.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1998

The A4304 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1998: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4304284205
2ndA426253322
3rdA6233602
4thM1233402
5thB6047192804
6thA5141605
7thA47101403
8thB57791203
9thM682210
10thA43037700
11thB5817800
12thA15501
13thA51995610
14thA5081100
15thB54141101
16thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1998

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1998: 35.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1998

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1998: 142.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years