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Harrogate road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 689 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1982, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (665), and casualties rose from 944.

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 1982
689
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
988
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious23734%
  • Slight44264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious31432%
  • Slight66367%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 689, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (11%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (12%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.2%)
  • February44 (6.4%)
  • March53 (7.7%)
  • April52 (7.5%)
  • May67 (9.7%)
  • June49 (7.1%)
  • July56 (8.1%)
  • August63 (9.1%)
  • September62 (9%)
  • October67 (9.7%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December63 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (63%)
  • Wet or damp206 (30%)
  • Frost or ice40 (5.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (51%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph258 (37%)
  • 70 mph67 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (20%)
  • Pedestrian101 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1574 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20301 (30%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35134 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (58%)
  • Passenger311 (31%)
  • Pedestrian101 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (65%)
  • Motorcycle194 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Harrogate

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1982

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1982: 114, including 2 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59114156249
2ndA6194163128
3rdA165117225
4thB6265223009
5thA661212606
6thB6165162706
7thA6055131715
8thB6161121605
9thB6162121406
10thB6451122107
11thA60409903
12thA610881704
13thA6588912
14thB122481105
15thB61635603
16thB61645603
17thA1684501
18thA651100
19thB11100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1982

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 254.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1982

HG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1982: 136.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1982

North Yorkshire recorded 2,703 collisions in 1982, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years