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Harrogate road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1983, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (689), and casualties fell from 988.

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 1983
619
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
869
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Harrogate in 1983 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious24139%
  • Slight37060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious31436%
  • Slight54763%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 619, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (11%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (17%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.7%)
  • February28 (4.5%)
  • March28 (4.5%)
  • April56 (9%)
  • May48 (7.8%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July73 (12%)
  • August60 (9.7%)
  • September60 (9.7%)
  • October57 (9.2%)
  • November46 (7.4%)
  • December52 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (65%)
  • Wet or damp197 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (51%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph238 (38%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (19%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20244 (28%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (16%)
  • 36 to 4586 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (55%)
  • Passenger274 (32%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (68%)
  • Motorcycle159 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1983: 129, including 3 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59129190345
2ndA6191122032
3rdA14787125
4thB6265212909
5thB6162182303
6thA661151707
7thB6165121505
8thA6055112204
9thB1224111615
10thB61648903
11thB616171102
12thA61086603
13thB64516702
14thA60405601
15thA6585502
16thB61634502

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1983

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 231.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1983

HG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1983: 125.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years