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Harrogate road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 654 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1986, and 999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 243 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (647), and casualties rose from 980.

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 1986
654
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
999
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
23
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
243
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1986

3.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious24337%
  • Slight38859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.7%
  • Serious33433%
  • Slight63864%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 654, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7%)
  • February37 (5.7%)
  • March52 (8%)
  • April50 (7.6%)
  • May64 (9.8%)
  • June59 (9%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August66 (10%)
  • September51 (7.8%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November51 (7.8%)
  • December45 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (63%)
  • Wet or damp209 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.1%)
  • Snow12 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph298 (46%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph267 (41%)
  • 70 mph64 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (14%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20261 (26%)
  • 21 to 25148 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (16%)
  • 36 to 4596 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.1%)
  • Over 7537 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (55%)
  • Passenger341 (34%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car836 (69%)
  • Motorcycle148 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Harrogate

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1986

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1986: 117, including 6 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59117171639
2ndA6179124333
3rdA164111623
4thB6265213428
5thA661172606
6thB6165153007
7thA6055132503
8thB1224121335
9thB6161123207
10thB616291004
11thA604081301
12thB645181002
13thA197901
14thA6586601
15thB616451001
16thA633501
17thA61082201
18thB61632201
19thA10361100
20thA10411100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1986

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 183.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1986

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1986: 111.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1986

North Yorkshire recorded 2,621 collisions in 1986, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1986, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years