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Harrogate road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 726 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1990, and 1,100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (798), and casualties fell from 1,213.

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 1990
726
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,100
Down 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
21
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1990

2.9% of collisions in Harrogate in 1990 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious21429%
  • Slight49168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious28025%
  • Slight79672%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 726, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday122 (17%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.7%)
  • February43 (5.9%)
  • March50 (6.9%)
  • April66 (9.1%)
  • May71 (9.8%)
  • June58 (8%)
  • July88 (12%)
  • August66 (9.1%)
  • September60 (8.3%)
  • October64 (8.8%)
  • November62 (8.5%)
  • December35 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (66%)
  • Wet or damp222 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph338 (47%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph281 (39%)
  • 70 mph82 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway612 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant694 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (12%)
  • Pedestrian109 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20238 (22%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35187 (17%)
  • 36 to 45126 (11%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.7%)
  • Over 7549 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (57%)
  • Passenger364 (33%)
  • Pedestrian109 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,013 (71%)
  • Motorcycle137 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Harrogate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1990

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1990: 128, including 4 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59128214444
2ndA61109165324
3rdA177117425
4thB62653452113
5thB6161172716
6thA661153714
7thA6055142225
8thA6040131404
9thB6451132205
10thB6162111500
11thA6587800
12thB616571303
13thB12246812
14thA61084500
15thB61634401
16thA1683402
17thB61643300
18thA1622201
19thA1(M)1100
20thA10411100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1990

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 224.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1990

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1990: 167.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 24% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years