Skip to main content
CrashStats

Harrogate road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1992, and 1,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (667), and casualties rose from 998.

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 1992
643
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,003
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1992

1.4% of collisions in Harrogate in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15524%
  • Slight47974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious21922%
  • Slight77277%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 643, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (11%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.6%)
  • February40 (6.2%)
  • March48 (7.5%)
  • April59 (9.2%)
  • May50 (7.8%)
  • June51 (7.9%)
  • July75 (12%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September54 (8.4%)
  • October49 (7.6%)
  • November55 (8.6%)
  • December51 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (54%)
  • Wet or damp275 (43%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph265 (41%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant701 (70%)
  • Pedestrian78 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20201 (20%)
  • 21 to 25153 (15%)
  • 26 to 35176 (18%)
  • 36 to 45125 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (57%)
  • Passenger350 (35%)
  • Pedestrian78 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A61 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1992: 100, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61100159521
2ndA5995150129
3rdA168144118
4thB6265254305
5thA661213508
6thB6165172903
7thA658153004
8thB6161101203
9thB6451101905
10thA610891704
11thA605581002
12thB61628900
13thB122471200
14thB61636901
15thA1685601
16thB61643301
17thA1622201
18thA632200
19thA10361100
20thA12371100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1992

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 199.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1992

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1992: 135.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1992

North Yorkshire recorded 2,662 collisions in 1992, and 24% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1992, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years