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Harborough road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2006, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (299), and casualties fell from 453.

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

Collisions in 2006
290
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
400
Down 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2006

4.1% of collisions in Harborough in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight34687%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 290, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9%)
  • February17 (5.9%)
  • March23 (7.9%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May13 (4.5%)
  • June22 (7.6%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August23 (7.9%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November24 (8.3%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (61%)
  • Wet or damp104 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (20%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph126 (43%)
  • 70 mph81 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (27%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (74%)
  • Passenger85 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (12%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2006.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2006

Clifton, Newton and Churchover, Rugby, CV23 0AP area and Lutterworth East, Harborough, LE17 4FJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Harborough in 2006, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2006

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2006: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1507406
2ndB6047213019
3rdM6192812
4thA6182220
5thA426162023
6thA47162004
7thA4304131620
8thA591201
9thA430381100
10thB5818802
11thA147720
12thA5084600
13thA51994601
14thB54144701

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2006

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2006: 20.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2006

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2006: 149.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years