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Harborough road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2017, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2016 (171), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 2017
116
Down 32% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
161
Down 34% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2017

6% of collisions in Harborough in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal76%
  • Serious1816%
  • Slight9178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal85%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight12980%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 116, down 32% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 116
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February9 (7.8%)
  • March9 (7.8%)
  • April11 (9.5%)
  • May9 (7.8%)
  • June12 (10%)
  • July9 (7.8%)
  • August8 (6.9%)
  • September8 (6.9%)
  • October6 (5.2%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December11 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (67%)
  • Wet or damp33 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph26 (22%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph59 (51%)
  • 70 mph17 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (15%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2522 (14%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (24%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.6%)
  • Over 755 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (70%)
  • Passenger42 (26%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2017.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2017

Clifton, Newton and Churchover, Rugby, CV23 0AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2017, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2017

The A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2017: 12, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6121612
2ndB6047111510
3rdM1112113
4thA4304101223
5thA4267711
6thA476800
7thA51995602
8thA53700
9thB41142300
10thB5812200
11thM62200
12thA43031100
13thA5081100
14thB6641100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2017

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2017: 10.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2017

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2017: 42.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2017, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years