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Harborough road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2019, and 120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (91), and casualties fell from 122.

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

Collisions in 2019
86
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
120
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
10% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2019

10% of collisions in Harborough in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal910%
  • Serious1821%
  • Slight5969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal97.5%
  • Serious2017%
  • Slight9176%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 86, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 86
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (19%)
  • Wednesday7 (8.1%)
  • Thursday14 (16%)
  • Friday20 (23%)
  • Saturday12 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (14%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (8.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7%)
  • February5 (5.8%)
  • March5 (5.8%)
  • April5 (5.8%)
  • May5 (5.8%)
  • June10 (12%)
  • July4 (4.7%)
  • August6 (7%)
  • September7 (8.1%)
  • October10 (12%)
  • November12 (14%)
  • December11 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds58 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (56%)
  • Wet or damp36 (42%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph20 (23%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (55%)
  • 70 mph15 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (19%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (75%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2014 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (21%)
  • 36 to 4510 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5515 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.5%)
  • Over 7510 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (73%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car124 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2019.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2019

Fosse Highcross, Blaby, LE17 5AT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2019, with 8 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2019

The A5 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2019: 9, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591022
2ndA430481201
3rdA681402
4thM16811
5thB60475721
6thA43033401
7thA4262200
8thB5812200
9thA141210
10thA471210
11thA5081100
12thA51991100
13thB54141200

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2019

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2019: 10.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2019

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2019: 35.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2019, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years