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Harrogate road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 1999, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (725), and casualties rose from 1,032.

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 1999
720
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,105
Up 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
14
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 1999

1.9% of collisions in Harrogate in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious14620%
  • Slight56078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious18216%
  • Slight90882%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 720, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday124 (17%)
  • Friday101 (14%)
  • Saturday120 (17%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.2%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March60 (8.3%)
  • April65 (9%)
  • May60 (8.3%)
  • June65 (9%)
  • July59 (8.2%)
  • August44 (6.1%)
  • September61 (8.5%)
  • October62 (8.6%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December61 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight531 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (61%)
  • Wet or damp259 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph317 (44%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph308 (43%)
  • 70 mph66 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway610 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant768 (70%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist54 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20183 (17%)
  • 21 to 25114 (10%)
  • 26 to 35227 (21%)
  • 36 to 45173 (16%)
  • 46 to 55112 (10%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.7%)
  • Over 7544 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider674 (61%)
  • Passenger342 (31%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,079 (75%)
  • Motorcycle88 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 1999: 119, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59119188330
2ndA6194167114
3rdA14988212
4thB62653250011
5thA661304612
6thB6161213025
7thA658183105
8thA6055141911
9thA1(M)122510
10thB6451112006
11thB616591401
12thA610881803
13thB616281103
14thA16871504
15thB122471101
16thB616471403
17thA60406701
18thB61633500
19thA10001301
20thA61100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 1999

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 219.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 1999

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 1999: 159.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1999

North Yorkshire recorded 2,675 collisions in 1999, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years