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Harrogate road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 652 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1980, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 287 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (678), and casualties fell from 998.

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 1980
652
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
926
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
23
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
287
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 1980 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious28744%
  • Slight34252%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious37841%
  • Slight52056%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 652, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (11%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday95 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.7%)
  • February42 (6.4%)
  • March57 (8.7%)
  • April45 (6.9%)
  • May55 (8.4%)
  • June58 (8.9%)
  • July64 (9.8%)
  • August55 (8.4%)
  • September53 (8.1%)
  • October75 (12%)
  • November59 (9%)
  • December45 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (60%)
  • Wet or damp235 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph176 (27%)
  • 70 mph141 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20289 (31%)
  • 21 to 25137 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (58%)
  • Passenger286 (31%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (63%)
  • Motorcycle196 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Harrogate

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1980

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1980: 126, including 6 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59126180649
2ndA6186107136
3rdA152113223
4thB62653041115
5thA658203218
6thA6612037214
7thA60551621110
8thB6165111403
9thB6162101415
10thB616181015
11thA60405601
12thB12245603
13thB64514402
14thA1683300
15thA61083501
16thB61633300
17thB61643302
18thB60552200
19thA651400
20thB61441100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1980

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 230.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1980

HG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1980: 157.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1980

North Yorkshire recorded 2,672 collisions in 1980, and 24% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1980, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years