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Harrogate road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1988, and 1,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (627), and casualties rose from 911.

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 1988
691
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,022
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1988

2% of collisions in Harrogate in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious22633%
  • Slight45165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious29529%
  • Slight71270%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 691, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (11%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.7%)
  • February44 (6.4%)
  • March42 (6.1%)
  • April45 (6.5%)
  • May55 (8%)
  • June59 (8.5%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August63 (9.1%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October66 (9.6%)
  • November63 (9.1%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (58%)
  • Wet or damp276 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (46%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph274 (40%)
  • 70 mph60 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway588 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (11%)
  • Pedestrian94 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20202 (20%)
  • 21 to 25145 (14%)
  • 26 to 35171 (17%)
  • 36 to 45108 (11%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7556 (5.5%)
  • Over 7546 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (60%)
  • Passenger319 (31%)
  • Pedestrian94 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (71%)
  • Motorcycle113 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in Harrogate

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1988

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1988: 130, including 6 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59130200638
2ndA6189125329
3rdA166119320
4thB62653450013
5thB6165193108
6thA661183107
7thB6161132024
8thB6451122405
9thA658111506
10thB6162111302
11thA604091301
12thA605581205
13thB12247904
14thB61647905
15thA1682301
16thA61082501
17thA191101
18thA631100
19thA641201
20thB12231101

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1988

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 234.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1988

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1988: 144.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years