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Harrogate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,002 road traffic collisions in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025, and 38,030 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 599 were fatal and 6,619 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 298 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (244), and casualties rose from 335 to 408.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
26,002
Casualties
38,030
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
599
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
298
Up 22% on 2024

Crash severity in Harrogate

2.3% of collisions in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5992.3%
  • Serious6,61925%
  • Slight18,78472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6801.8%
  • Serious8,44422%
  • Slight28,90676%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. In 2025 there were 298, up 22% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 298
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025298408
2024244335
2023284409
2022196277
2021233309
2020219301
2019278399
2018339472
2017408578
2016438626
2015457657
2014446604
2013457645
2012457650
2011469712
2010439646
2009471685
2008482698
2007558849
2006537805
2005544763
2004655932
20036921,004
20027181,073
2001653947
20006991,053
19997201,105
19987251,032
19976901,121
1996691951
19957081,008
19947471,136
1993628910
19926431,003
1991667998
19907261,100
19897981,213
19886911,022
1987627911
1986654999
1985647980
1984666979
1983619869
1982689988
1981665944
1980652926
1979678998

When and where crashes happen in Harrogate

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,531 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,537 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,602 (14%)
  • Thursday3,858 (15%)
  • Friday4,298 (17%)
  • Saturday3,816 (15%)
  • Sunday3,360 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,123 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59482 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,191 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,783 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,413 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,031 (7.8%)
  • February1,804 (6.9%)
  • March1,907 (7.3%)
  • April1,985 (7.6%)
  • May2,262 (8.7%)
  • June2,205 (8.5%)
  • July2,435 (9.4%)
  • August2,268 (8.7%)
  • September2,223 (8.5%)
  • October2,287 (8.8%)
  • November2,340 (9%)
  • December2,255 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,830 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,612 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,251 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown222 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit84 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,402 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,231 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds606 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds508 (2%)
  • Fog or mist355 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds253 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds81 (0.3%)
  • Other300 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded266 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,138 (62%)
  • Wet or damp8,794 (34%)
  • Frost or ice607 (2.3%)
  • Snow284 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep91 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel19 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph97 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph11,132 (43%)
  • 40 mph848 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph301 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph10,844 (42%)
  • 70 mph2,773 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,813 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway2,584 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road836 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout669 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded100 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Harrogate

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,510 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist4,276 (11%)
  • Pedestrian3,478 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist2,396 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant1,229 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant777 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)673 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant279 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant184 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant174 (0.5%)
  • Other49 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5638 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101,095 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,855 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 207,028 (18%)
  • 21 to 255,066 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,636 (17%)
  • 36 to 455,173 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,199 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,852 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 751,891 (5%)
  • Over 751,540 (4%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,641 (62%)
  • Passenger10,911 (29%)
  • Pedestrian3,478 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35,719 (72%)
  • Motorcycle4,340 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,631 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,564 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2,534 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach703 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle435 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car296 (0.6%)
  • Minibus246 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle131 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Harrogate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harrogate

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Harrogate

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate, with 824 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025: 4,311, including 95 fatal and 1,135 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594,3116,663951,135
2ndA613,3515,02294752
3rdA11,5872,78365518
4thB62651,1081,61334339
5thA6618851,34512195
6thA1(M)7391,19213113
7thA6587071,17224179
8thB616554383212145
9thB616154090219132
10thB645145769419179
11thA605544768922125
12thB6162339471780
13thB12243024601694
14thA1682834312076
15thA61082303691070
16thA6040227287246
17thB6164186246352
18thB6163120157029
19thA1237406709
20thA19314509

Towns in Harrogate

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,412.

Postcode districts in Harrogate

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025: 5,361.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 26% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate

Of the latest 24 crashes in Harrogate, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity