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Harrogate road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1991, and 998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (726), and casualties fell from 1,100.

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 1991
667
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
998
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
21
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1991

3.1% of collisions in Harrogate in 1991 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious18928%
  • Slight45769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.5%
  • Serious24525%
  • Slight72873%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 667, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.9%)
  • February40 (6%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April61 (9.1%)
  • May52 (7.8%)
  • June47 (7%)
  • July49 (7.3%)
  • August52 (7.8%)
  • September71 (11%)
  • October59 (8.8%)
  • November60 (9%)
  • December63 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (5.2%)
  • Fog or mist26 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (55%)
  • Wet or damp263 (39%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (43%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph281 (42%)
  • 70 mph72 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant638 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist61 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20184 (18%)
  • 21 to 25186 (19%)
  • 26 to 35193 (19%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (61%)
  • Passenger303 (30%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car947 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes114 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Harrogate

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1991

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1991: 101, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59101140226
2ndA6190157222
3rdA16499324
4thB62653045112
5thA661182415
6thB6161152614
7thB6165152506
8thB6451142314
9thA6055111904
10thA604091214
11thB616291210
12thA16871021
13thB122471311
14thA61085811
15thA6585501
16thB616351002
17thB61644703
18thA10363300
19thA10412200
20thA192200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1991

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 207.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1991

HG1 and HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1991, with 134 each.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1991

North Yorkshire recorded 2,736 collisions in 1991, and 24% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years