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Harborough road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2008, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (248), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2008
242
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
333
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
18
7.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2008

7.4% of collisions in Harborough in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal187.4%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal206%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight27883%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 242, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February28 (12%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May22 (9.1%)
  • June17 (7%)
  • July17 (7%)
  • August18 (7.4%)
  • September18 (7.4%)
  • October24 (9.9%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December8 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (7%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (58%)
  • Wet or damp94 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph53 (22%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph125 (52%)
  • 70 mph48 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (19%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3565 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (20%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (74%)
  • Passenger66 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (10%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2008.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2008

Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2008, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2008: 24, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1243832
2ndA426213324
3rdM6162742
4thA4304151601
5thB6047151912
6thA6142212
7thA47132332
8thA1491210
9thA56600
10thA5086801
11thA51996711
12thA43034401
13thB5813400
14thB54142200
15thA4271100
16thB40271100
17thB6641101

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2008

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2008: 27.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2008

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2008: 117.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2008, 5 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2008.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years