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Harborough road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2000, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1999 (269), and casualties rose from 424.

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

Collisions in 2000
295
Up 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
453
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2000

3.1% of collisions in Harborough in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight25386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious449.7%
  • Slight39788%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 295, up 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March23 (7.8%)
  • April22 (7.5%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June18 (6.1%)
  • July28 (9.5%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October29 (9.8%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other26 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (54%)
  • Wet or damp121 (41%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Mud3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (26%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph144 (49%)
  • 70 mph58 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (23%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (64%)
  • Passenger137 (30%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2000.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2000

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2000: 34, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1344801
2ndA47224514
3rdA6223930
4thA4304192503
5thA426142304
6thM6133511
7thB6047122011
8thA519991111
9thA58902
10thA145701
11thB5815700
12thB6644901
13thA43033300
14thA5082200
15thA60031101
16thB41141100
17thB54141400

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2000

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2000: 26.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2000

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2000: 130.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years