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Harborough road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Harborough in 2025, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 73% on 2024 (64), and casualties rose from 89.

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

Collisions in 2025
111
Up 73% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
155
Up 74% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Harborough in 2025

4.5% of collisions in Harborough in 2025 were fatal and 46% serious, against 4.2% and 19% in Harborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.5%
  • Serious5146%
  • Slight5550%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious6542%
  • Slight8555%

Harborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 354 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 111, up 73% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 111
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9%)
  • Tuesday14 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday24 (22%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9%)
  • February7 (6.3%)
  • March11 (9.9%)
  • April10 (9%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June6 (5.4%)
  • July11 (9.9%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September4 (3.6%)
  • October9 (8.1%)
  • November11 (9.9%)
  • December7 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (66%)
  • Wet or damp30 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (5.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph26 (23%)
  • 40 mph11 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (23%)
  • 60 mph41 (37%)
  • 70 mph7 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harborough in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (15%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9%)
  • 26 to 3518 (12%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.8%)
  • Over 7511 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (64%)
  • Passenger46 (30%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (74%)
  • Motorcycle21 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harborough in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Harborough had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2025.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Harborough in 2025

Lutterworth East, Harborough, LE17 4FJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harborough in 2025, with 5 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harborough with the most crashes in 2025

The A4304 had the most collisions in Harborough in 2025: 14, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harborough, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4304142026
2ndB6047121827
3rdA47101304
4thA42681304
5thA67812
6thA519961005
7thM14803
8thA53601
9thA4271100
10thA43031101
11thB41141100
12thB5811101
13thB6641201

Towns in Harborough: crashes in 2025

Market Harborough had the most collisions of any town in Harborough in 2025: 7.

Postcode districts in Harborough: crashes in 2025

LE17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harborough in 2025: 42.

Latest crashes in Harborough in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Harborough in 2025, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2025.

Severity

Harborough road accidents in other years