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Harrogate road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 725 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1998, and 1,032 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (690), and casualties fell from 1,121.

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 1998
725
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,032
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Harrogate in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious13418%
  • Slight57679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious17517%
  • Slight84282%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 725, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.3%)
  • February42 (5.8%)
  • March45 (6.2%)
  • April65 (9%)
  • May66 (9.1%)
  • June58 (8%)
  • July60 (8.3%)
  • August58 (8%)
  • September63 (8.7%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December69 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (57%)
  • Wet or damp300 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (41%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph346 (48%)
  • 70 mph51 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant744 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian77 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20166 (16%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35224 (22%)
  • 36 to 45150 (15%)
  • 46 to 55124 (12%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4%)
  • Over 7541 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (64%)
  • Passenger297 (29%)
  • Pedestrian77 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,127 (77%)
  • Motorcycle97 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1998: 130, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59130199224
2ndA61113151418
3rdA14572113
4thA661294606
5thB6265263406
6thA658224314
7thB6161193413
8thB6165192406
9thA6055152112
10thB6451142723
11thA604091101
12thA61087901
13thA1686813
14thB61646601
15thA1(M)5801
16thB12245711
17thB61624701
18thB61633300
19thA12372201
20thA10361100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1998

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 181.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1998

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1998: 189.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years