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Harrogate road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 647 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1985, and 980 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (666), and casualties rose from 979.

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 1985
647
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
980
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1985

2% of collisions in Harrogate in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious21233%
  • Slight42265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious29030%
  • Slight67669%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 647, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday100 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.3%)
  • February45 (7%)
  • March51 (7.9%)
  • April44 (6.8%)
  • May52 (8%)
  • June61 (9.4%)
  • July61 (9.4%)
  • August48 (7.4%)
  • September50 (7.7%)
  • October59 (9.1%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December74 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist20 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (59%)
  • Wet or damp232 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.1%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph236 (36%)
  • 70 mph72 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (16%)
  • Pedestrian102 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1599 (10%)
  • 16 to 20214 (22%)
  • 21 to 25165 (17%)
  • 26 to 35150 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7560 (6.1%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (53%)
  • Passenger354 (36%)
  • Pedestrian102 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car780 (66%)
  • Motorcycle160 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1985

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1985 in Harrogate

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1985

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1985: 103, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59103143235
2ndA6197166329
3rdA170127035
4thB6265263107
5thA661234014
6thB6165101414
7thB122491605
8thB616291505
9thA605581302
10thB616181414
11thA610871004
12thA60406701
13thB61646903
14thA6585601
15thB64515701
16thA1683511
17thA10362710
18thA1622201
19thA192301
20thB12222200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1985

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 211.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1985

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1985: 126.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years