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Harborough road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2021, and 117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2020 (104), and casualties fell from 138.

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

Collisions in 2021
82
Down 21% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
117
Down 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
7.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2021

7.3% of collisions in Harborough in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal67.3%
  • Serious2834%
  • Slight4859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal65.1%
  • Serious3026%
  • Slight8169%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 82, down 21% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday12 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (22%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday10 (12%)
  • Saturday13 (16%)
  • Sunday10 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7.3%)
  • February3 (3.7%)
  • March5 (6.1%)
  • April7 (8.5%)
  • May5 (6.1%)
  • June13 (16%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August8 (9.8%)
  • September3 (3.7%)
  • October6 (7.3%)
  • November5 (6.1%)
  • December11 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (9.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (70%)
  • Wet or damp24 (29%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph15 (18%)
  • 40 mph8 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (17%)
  • 60 mph31 (38%)
  • 70 mph13 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (18%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (10%)
  • Pedestrian8 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2014 (12%)
  • 21 to 2513 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (18%)
  • 36 to 4517 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (20%)
  • 56 to 6510 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (70%)
  • Passenger27 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (73%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2021.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2021

Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton, Harborough, LE9 6HF area and Kibworths, Harborough, LE8 0SF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Harborough in 2021, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2021: 9, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM191723
2ndA4781116
3rdA681014
4thA56811
5thA4265700
6thB60473500
7thA43032200
8thA43042200
9thA51992401
10thB41141100
11thB5811101
12thB6641101
13thM61100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2021

Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2021: 5.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2021

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2021: 33.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2021, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years