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Harrogate road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1989, and 1,213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1988 (691), and casualties rose from 1,022.

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 1989
798
Up 15% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,213
Up 19% on 1988
Fatal collisions
22
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1989

2.8% of collisions in Harrogate in 1989 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.8%
  • Serious27334%
  • Slight50363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.3%
  • Serious36330%
  • Slight82268%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 798, up 15% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (10%)
  • Tuesday124 (16%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday142 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February66 (8.3%)
  • March58 (7.3%)
  • April54 (6.8%)
  • May61 (7.6%)
  • June76 (9.5%)
  • July65 (8.1%)
  • August69 (8.6%)
  • September79 (9.9%)
  • October77 (9.6%)
  • November56 (7%)
  • December78 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (58%)
  • Wet or damp315 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph313 (39%)
  • 70 mph93 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway664 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant808 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (10%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist64 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20255 (21%)
  • 21 to 25190 (16%)
  • 26 to 35217 (18%)
  • 36 to 45142 (12%)
  • 46 to 55103 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.1%)
  • Over 7556 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider688 (57%)
  • Passenger414 (34%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,080 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes130 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle128 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Harrogate

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1989

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1989: 140, including 1 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59140215146
2ndA61102160334
3rdA192174629
4thB62653659318
5thA6612435012
6thA6055203627
7thB6165121916
8thB6451121707
9thA610891203
10thA65891606
11thA604081302
12thB616281302
13thB122471112
14thB616171002
15thB616471101
16thB61636602
17thA1682300
18thB61662200
19thA10361100
20thB12491100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1989

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 256.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1989

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1989: 165.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 26% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1989, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years