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Harborough road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2002, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (332), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 2002
318
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
498
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
20
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2002

6.3% of collisions in Harborough in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal206.3%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal244.8%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight41483%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 318, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July19 (6%)
  • August25 (7.9%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December23 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (57%)
  • Wet or damp127 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Mud4 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph81 (25%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph128 (40%)
  • 70 mph69 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (21%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (65%)
  • Passenger149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Harborough ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2002.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2002

Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2002, with 24 collisions.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2002: 49, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1498743
2ndA4304324513
3rdA6284402
4thA47254335
5thB6047183614
6thA426132101
7thA5112123
8thA5199111420
9thM6101720
10thB58181102
11thA143300
12thA43033300
13thA5083610
14thB41141210
15thB51991300
16thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2002

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2002: 34.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2002

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2002: 146.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2002, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2002.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years