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Harborough road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2007, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (290), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2007
248
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
333
Down 17% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2007

3.2% of collisions in Harborough in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight20984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious339.9%
  • Slight29288%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 248, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (10%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.9%)
  • February21 (8.5%)
  • March17 (6.9%)
  • April20 (8.1%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June31 (13%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August14 (5.6%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October16 (6.5%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December20 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (64%)
  • Wet or damp79 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph56 (23%)
  • 40 mph15 (6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph119 (48%)
  • 70 mph53 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (24%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (19%)
  • 21 to 2553 (16%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (72%)
  • Passenger81 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2007.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2007

Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2007, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2007

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2007: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1344416
2ndB6047192313
3rdA4304162002
4thA47162603
5thA426131720
6thA5111511
7thM69902
8thB58181301
9thA671000
10thA519961201
11thA145700
12thA43035600
13thA5084500
14thB54142400
15thA4271100
16thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2007

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2007: 27.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2007

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2007: 124.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2007, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years