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Harrogate road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1993, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (643), and casualties fell from 1,003.

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 1993
628
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
910
Down 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
20
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1993

3.2% of collisions in Harrogate in 1993 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.2%
  • Serious16626%
  • Slight44270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious19622%
  • Slight69276%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 628, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (12%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.8%)
  • February39 (6.2%)
  • March44 (7%)
  • April51 (8.1%)
  • May53 (8.4%)
  • June67 (11%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August52 (8.3%)
  • September60 (9.6%)
  • October37 (5.9%)
  • November51 (8.1%)
  • December62 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (61%)
  • Wet or damp206 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.5%)
  • Snow15 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph263 (42%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph288 (46%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20147 (16%)
  • 21 to 25154 (17%)
  • 26 to 35174 (19%)
  • 36 to 45116 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7544 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (59%)
  • Passenger288 (32%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (76%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Harrogate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1993

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1993: 115, including 8 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59115174829
2ndA6170103216
3rdA156104018
4thB6265264209
5thA658142604
6thA661141704
7thB6161141815
8thA6055111413
9thB6451111715
10thB6165101904
11thA610881305
12thB122481002
13thB61646702
14thA10364600
15thA194600
16thB61624910
17thA1682300
18thA60402300
19thA642201
20thA1621200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1993

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 181.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1993

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1993: 139.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1993

North Yorkshire recorded 2,707 collisions in 1993, and 23% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1993, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years