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Harborough road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2001, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2000 (295), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 2001
332
Up 13% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
493
Up 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2001

2.7% of collisions in Harborough in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight41785%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 332, up 13% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February29 (8.7%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April14 (4.2%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August17 (5.1%)
  • September19 (5.7%)
  • October32 (9.6%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (53%)
  • Wet or damp130 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Mud8 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph76 (23%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph169 (51%)
  • 70 mph57 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (17%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (68%)
  • Passenger134 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harborough ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2001.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2001

Lutterworth East, Harborough, LE17 4FJ area and Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Harborough in 2001, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2001: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1385717
2ndA47316136
3rdA6253604
4thA4304233111
5thA426213412
6thB6047162001
7thA5199121303
8thM6122313
9thB581112100
10thA571302
11thA145901
12thA5085901
13thA43032201
14thB54142200
15thB6642300
16thA4271100
17thA431100
18thM691100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2001

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2001: 30.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2001

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2001: 152.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years