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Harborough road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 1999, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1998 (306), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1999
269
Down 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
424
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
14
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 1999

5.2% of collisions in Harborough in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145.2%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight35083%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 269, down 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (10%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (20%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.4%)
  • February17 (6.3%)
  • March22 (8.2%)
  • April21 (7.8%)
  • May13 (4.8%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October25 (9.3%)
  • November37 (14%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (51%)
  • Wet or damp118 (44%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph76 (28%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph135 (50%)
  • 70 mph40 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (65%)
  • Van occupant30 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5%)
  • 16 to 2057 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (19%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (64%)
  • Passenger131 (31%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1999.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 1999

The A4304 had the most collisions in Harborough in 1999: 34, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4304345236
2ndM1266922
3rdA47223324
4thA426182502
5thA6172811
6thB6047112212
7thB58191513
8thA519981312
9thM671200
10thA55601
11thA144400
12thB6643401
13thB5772200
14thA5081100
15thA60031100
16thB41141110

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 1999

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 1999: 32.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 1999

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 1999: 118.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years