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Harrogate road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1994
747
Up 19% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,136
Up 25% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1994

1.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious16122%
  • Slight57577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious21619%
  • Slight90680%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 747, up 19% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (17%)
  • Friday98 (13%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday101 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.1%)
  • February42 (5.6%)
  • March43 (5.8%)
  • April51 (6.8%)
  • May60 (8%)
  • June40 (5.4%)
  • July74 (9.9%)
  • August74 (9.9%)
  • September69 (9.2%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November69 (9.2%)
  • December94 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight508 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (57%)
  • Wet or damp299 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (41%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph332 (44%)
  • 70 mph69 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (66%)
  • Pedestrian99 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6%)
  • 16 to 20171 (15%)
  • 21 to 25166 (15%)
  • 26 to 35246 (22%)
  • 36 to 45145 (13%)
  • 46 to 55113 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.7%)
  • Over 7539 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (58%)
  • Passenger381 (34%)
  • Pedestrian99 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,104 (74%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Minibus22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Harrogate

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1994

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1994: 136, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59136244431
2ndA61107162115
3rdA172123025
4thB6265355227
5thA661314215
6thB6165233113
7thB1224152617
8thA6055142412
9thA1237111803
10thA658111902
11thB6451111805
12thB6161101402
13thB616281201
14thA610861002
15thA10363400
16thA60403500
17thB61633400
18thA1681200
19thA191100
20thA6211200

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1994

North Yorkshire recorded 2,802 collisions in 1994, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years