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Harborough road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2020, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2019 (86), and casualties rose from 120.

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

Collisions in 2020
104
Up 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
138
Up 15% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2020

2.9% of collisions in Harborough in 2020 were fatal and 36% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious3736%
  • Slight6462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious4130%
  • Slight9468%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 104, up 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 104
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday20 (19%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April1 (1%)
  • May6 (5.8%)
  • June11 (11%)
  • July8 (7.7%)
  • August7 (6.7%)
  • September10 (9.6%)
  • October6 (5.8%)
  • November9 (8.7%)
  • December10 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other9 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (60%)
  • Wet or damp41 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph24 (23%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (14%)
  • 60 mph51 (49%)
  • 70 mph11 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (10%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (17%)
  • 21 to 2519 (14%)
  • 26 to 3529 (21%)
  • 36 to 4521 (15%)
  • 46 to 559 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.7%)
  • Over 754 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (73%)
  • Passenger31 (22%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car141 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2020.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2020

Glen, Harborough, LE8 0QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2020, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2020

The B6047 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2020: 12, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6047121305
2ndA42681102
3rdA681002
4thM181502
5thA43047904
6thA475801
7thA51993501
8thB5813401
9thA43032200
10thA51200
11thB54141100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2020

Lutterworth had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2020: 7.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2020

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2020: 38.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years