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Harrogate road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1984, and 979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 250 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (619), and casualties rose from 869.

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 1984
666
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
979
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
26
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
250
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1984

3.9% of collisions in Harrogate in 1984 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.9%
  • Serious25038%
  • Slight39059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293%
  • Serious33134%
  • Slight61963%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 666, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (10%)
  • Tuesday74 (11%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (13%)
  • Friday127 (19%)
  • Saturday123 (18%)
  • Sunday90 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.4%)
  • February56 (8.4%)
  • March56 (8.4%)
  • April52 (7.8%)
  • May61 (9.2%)
  • June63 (9.5%)
  • July57 (8.6%)
  • August42 (6.3%)
  • September51 (7.7%)
  • October63 (9.5%)
  • November53 (8%)
  • December63 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds516 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (61%)
  • Wet or damp229 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph319 (48%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph263 (39%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (18%)
  • Pedestrian113 (12%)
  • Cyclist78 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20256 (26%)
  • 21 to 25152 (16%)
  • 26 to 35131 (13%)
  • 36 to 45112 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.4%)
  • Over 7533 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (59%)
  • Passenger292 (30%)
  • Pedestrian113 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (66%)
  • Motorcycle177 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Harrogate

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1984

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1984: 144, including 10 fatal and 59 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591442121059
2ndA6186106228
3rdA15583423
4thA6612130010
5thB6265192914
6thA6040162003
7thA6055132005
8thB6161137614
9thB6165111704
10thA658101805
11thB645181417
12thA61087812
13thB61626603
14thB61636801
15thA16841002
16thB12244912
17thB61644611
18thA193702
19thA631101
20thA661100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1984

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 242.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1984

HG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1984: 144.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1984, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years