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Harrogate road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1996, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (708), and casualties fell from 1,008.

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 1996
691
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
951
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1996

2.3% of collisions in Harrogate in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight52876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious18219%
  • Slight75279%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 691, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.4%)
  • February43 (6.2%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April54 (7.8%)
  • May66 (9.6%)
  • June54 (7.8%)
  • July64 (9.3%)
  • August62 (9%)
  • September49 (7.1%)
  • October69 (10%)
  • November53 (7.7%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (57%)
  • Wet or damp268 (39%)
  • Snow21 (3%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph286 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph323 (47%)
  • 70 mph42 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant654 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian85 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist65 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20148 (16%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35189 (20%)
  • 36 to 45140 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.6%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (65%)
  • Passenger248 (26%)
  • Pedestrian85 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,002 (75%)
  • Motorcycle90 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1996: 117, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59117170129
2ndA6191121219
3rdA13963214
4thA658274006
5thB6265263328
6thA661254002
7thB6161193421
8thB1224162204
9thA6055121601
10thA6040101102
11thB6165101402
12thB6451101703
13thB616281503
14thA123771302
15thA1686602
16thB61646601
17thA61085600
18thA1(M)1401
19thB12271100
20thB12371100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1996

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 204.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1996

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1996: 149.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years