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Harrogate road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1995, and 1,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (747), and casualties fell from 1,136.

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 1995
708
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,008
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
18
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1995

2.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 1995 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious15322%
  • Slight53776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious19920%
  • Slight78878%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 708, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday91 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.9%)
  • February54 (7.6%)
  • March54 (7.6%)
  • April55 (7.8%)
  • May60 (8.5%)
  • June56 (7.9%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August64 (9%)
  • September58 (8.2%)
  • October58 (8.2%)
  • November60 (8.5%)
  • December61 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds535 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (62%)
  • Wet or damp236 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow12 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph291 (41%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph330 (47%)
  • 70 mph54 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant718 (71%)
  • Pedestrian106 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist48 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20172 (17%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35204 (20%)
  • 36 to 45128 (13%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.5%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (59%)
  • Passenger311 (31%)
  • Pedestrian106 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,090 (79%)
  • Motorcycle77 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Harrogate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 1995

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1995: 120, including 5 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59120175530
2ndA61105140217
3rdA15588313
4thB62654458213
5thA661283604
6thA658223305
7thB6161172505
8thA6055142402
9thB1224121716
10thB6451121904
11thB6162101611
12thA123791701
13thB616591202
14thA60405601
15thA610851003
16thA1684900
17thB61643310
18thB61632200
19thA311200
20thB60551100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1995

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 197.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1995

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1995: 147.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1995

North Yorkshire recorded 2,811 collisions in 1995, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1995, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years