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Harrogate road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1997, and 1,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (691), and casualties rose from 951.

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 1997
690
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,121
Up 18% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Harrogate in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious17125%
  • Slight50773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious22420%
  • Slight88179%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 690, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday124 (18%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.8%)
  • February55 (8%)
  • March57 (8.3%)
  • April43 (6.2%)
  • May76 (11%)
  • June55 (8%)
  • July63 (9.1%)
  • August68 (9.9%)
  • September40 (5.8%)
  • October64 (9.3%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December46 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (60%)
  • Wet or damp258 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (43%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph306 (44%)
  • 70 mph56 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway585 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant745 (66%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian86 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant46 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist45 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (16%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35205 (18%)
  • 36 to 45158 (14%)
  • 46 to 55121 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7568 (6.1%)
  • Over 7535 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider643 (57%)
  • Passenger392 (35%)
  • Pedestrian86 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,028 (76%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1997: 113, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59113221128
2ndA61100172220
3rdA15186015
4thB6265296319
5thA661284703
6thA658234428
7thB6162182503
8thB6161152003
9thB6451122414
10thB1224111913
11thB6165101505
12thA16871102
13thA605571802
14thB61645801
15thA61084711
16thA1(M)3301
17thA60403300
18thB61633301
19thA192201
20thA10361100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1997

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 205.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1997

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1997: 159.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 26% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years