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Harborough road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2011, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2010 (215), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 2011
205
Down 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
303
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
14
6.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2011

6.8% of collisions in Harborough in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal146.8%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight16279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal165.3%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight24782%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 205, down 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.8%)
  • February19 (9.3%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April12 (5.9%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June11 (5.4%)
  • July11 (5.4%)
  • August15 (7.3%)
  • September32 (16%)
  • October18 (8.8%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December30 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other12 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (68%)
  • Wet or damp63 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph42 (20%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph94 (46%)
  • 70 mph47 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (21%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (67%)
  • Passenger85 (28%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2011.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2011

Lutterworth East, Harborough, LE17 4FJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2011, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2011

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2011: 26, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1263801
2ndA6151912
3rdA426132611
4thA4304132122
5thB6047131714
6thA47111922
7thA519981102
8thM682211
9thA561102
10thA43035501
11thB5815701
12thA143300
13thB41142510
14thA5081300
15thA60031110
16thB6641101

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2011

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2011: 11.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2011

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2011: 89.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2011, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years