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Harrogate road accidents in 1987: crash statistics

Police recorded 627 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1987, and 911 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (654), and casualties fell from 999.

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 1987
627
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
911
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Harrogate in 1987 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious21134%
  • Slight40565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious28431%
  • Slight61367%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 627, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (11%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5.9%)
  • February46 (7.3%)
  • March47 (7.5%)
  • April48 (7.7%)
  • May57 (9.1%)
  • June48 (7.7%)
  • July56 (8.9%)
  • August56 (8.9%)
  • September48 (7.7%)
  • October62 (9.9%)
  • November52 (8.3%)
  • December70 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (58%)
  • Wet or damp243 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (48%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph250 (40%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant572 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (14%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20225 (25%)
  • 21 to 25146 (16%)
  • 26 to 35134 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5588 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6%)
  • 66 to 7556 (6.1%)
  • Over 7535 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (59%)
  • Passenger278 (31%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car856 (72%)
  • Motorcycle134 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1987

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1987: 110, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59110179136
2ndA6193140226
3rdA14770224
4thB62652433111
5thA661182508
6thB6161152207
7thA6055142413
8thB1224142519
9thA60409900
10thB616591303
11thB61628902
12thA6586600
13thB64516712
14thA61084701
15thB61634401
16thA1683401
17thA193502
18thB61642201
19thA10361100
20thA1621200

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1987

LS17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1987: 4.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 24% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years