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Harborough road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2005, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2004 (285), and casualties rose from 423.

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

Collisions in 2005
299
Up 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
453
Up 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2005

4% of collisions in Harborough in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight25084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious449.7%
  • Slight39587%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 299, up 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (12%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March19 (6.4%)
  • April16 (5.4%)
  • May28 (9.4%)
  • June22 (7.4%)
  • July26 (8.7%)
  • August25 (8.4%)
  • September24 (8%)
  • October28 (9.4%)
  • November22 (7.4%)
  • December21 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (60%)
  • Wet or damp107 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (26%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph151 (51%)
  • 70 mph50 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (19%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2005.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2005

Lutterworth East, Harborough, LE17 4FJ area and Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Harborough in 2005, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2005: 28, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1285424
2ndB6047232932
3rdA426192513
4thA4304192510
5thA47153104
6thA6152122
7thM6143013
8thA5199122001
9thA591812
10thA43036700
11thB58161000
12thA143400
13thA5083300
14thB41141100
15thB54141100
16thB6641700

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2005

Lutterworth and Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2005, with 22 each.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2005

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2005: 149.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years