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Harborough road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 64 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2024, and 89 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2023 (95), and casualties fell from 138.

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

Collisions in 2024
64
Down 33% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
89
Down 36% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2024

4.7% of collisions in Harborough in 2024 were fatal and 38% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.7%
  • Serious2438%
  • Slight3758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious3236%
  • Slight5461%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 64, down 33% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 64
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (7.8%)
  • Tuesday12 (19%)
  • Wednesday5 (7.8%)
  • Thursday5 (7.8%)
  • Friday17 (27%)
  • Saturday12 (19%)
  • Sunday8 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.3%)
  • February4 (6.3%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April4 (6.3%)
  • May6 (9.4%)
  • June5 (7.8%)
  • July8 (13%)
  • August5 (7.8%)
  • September5 (7.8%)
  • October7 (11%)
  • November4 (6.3%)
  • December5 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds53 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (13%)
  • Other3 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (73%)
  • Wet or damp15 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph15 (23%)
  • 40 mph5 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (20%)
  • 60 mph26 (41%)
  • 70 mph4 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (9%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2510 (11%)
  • 26 to 3516 (18%)
  • 36 to 4516 (18%)
  • 46 to 557 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6515 (17%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.9%)
  • Over 755 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (73%)
  • Passenger17 (19%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car88 (73%)
  • Motorcycle11 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 9 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 (9)

How Harborough ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2024.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2024

Fosse Highcross, Blaby, LE17 5AT area and Market Harborough-Logan, Harborough, LE16 9BP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Harborough in 2024, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2024

The A426 and A6 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2024, with 7 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4267804
2ndA671411
3rdA43045802
4thB60475604
5thA474802
6thA53403
7thA51993810
8thB5812201
9thA43031101
10thM11100

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2024

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2024: 8.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2024

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2024: 23.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2024, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2024.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years