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Harrogate road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1979, and 998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,002 collisions in Harrogate.

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

Collisions in 1979
678
Casualties in 1979
998
Fatal collisions
20
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Harrogate in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious26539%
  • Slight39358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.2%
  • Serious35235%
  • Slight62463%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 678.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (17%)
  • Tuesday84 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (5.9%)
  • February42 (6.2%)
  • March59 (8.7%)
  • April41 (6%)
  • May72 (11%)
  • June65 (9.6%)
  • July52 (7.7%)
  • August71 (10%)
  • September61 (9%)
  • October55 (8.1%)
  • November62 (9.1%)
  • December58 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (56%)
  • Wet or damp218 (32%)
  • Frost or ice43 (6.3%)
  • Snow32 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (48%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph341 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (21%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20306 (31%)
  • 21 to 25135 (14%)
  • 26 to 35145 (15%)
  • 36 to 45102 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider561 (56%)
  • Passenger325 (33%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (65%)
  • Motorcycle203 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Harrogate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1979

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1979: 122, including 3 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59122174338
2ndA61101150536
3rdA15391625
4thB6265324306
5thB61652241012
6thA6611826010
7thB6451162107
8thA658132404
9thA6055122107
10thB6162121912
11thA604071513
12thA61087701
13thB616171104
14thA16851002
15thB61635701
16thB61643411
17thB12241101
18thB60551400

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1979

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 222.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1979

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1979: 146.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1979

North Yorkshire recorded 2,625 collisions in 1979, and 26% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years