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Harborough road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2004, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (297), and casualties fell from 447.

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

Collisions in 2004
285
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
423
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2004

2.5% of collisions in Harborough in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight24987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious358.3%
  • Slight37990%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 285, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7%)
  • February12 (4.2%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September22 (7.7%)
  • October24 (8.4%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (48%)
  • Wet or damp130 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Mud5 (1.8%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph60 (21%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph134 (47%)
  • 70 mph59 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (21%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (18%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (70%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2004.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2004

Misterton, Harborough, LE17 6DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2004, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2004: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1395104
2ndA4304263814
3rdB6047263705
4thA426203522
5thA5199172711
6thA6152620
7thA47132702
8thM6101401
9thA1471101
10thA571211
11thA5085500
12thB5815800
13thA43032200
14thA4271100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2004

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2004: 29.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2004

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2004: 146.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years