Skip to main content
CrashStats

Harborough road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2014, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2013 (190), and casualties rose from 266.

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

Collisions in 2014
184
Down 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
269
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2014

3.3% of collisions in Harborough in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight15584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23587%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 184, down 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (13%)
  • February18 (9.8%)
  • March14 (7.6%)
  • April8 (4.3%)
  • May15 (8.2%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July10 (5.4%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September8 (4.3%)
  • October15 (8.2%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (54%)
  • Wet or damp81 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph44 (24%)
  • 40 mph11 (6%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph88 (48%)
  • 70 mph33 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2546 (17%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (69%)
  • Passenger72 (27%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2014.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2014

Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2014, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2014: 17, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1173311
2ndA4304142302
3rdB6047132213
4thA47121904
5thA5199121503
6thA6101802
7thA42691411
8thA591420
9thM681200
10thA5084500
11thA43033500
12thB5812300
13thA141100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2014

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2014: 27.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2014

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2014: 75.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years