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Harrogate road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 699 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2000, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (720), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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 2000
699
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,053
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2000

2.4% of collisions in Harrogate in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious12518%
  • Slight55780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.4%
  • Serious17016%
  • Slight85881%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 699, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday108 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (11%)
  • February55 (7.9%)
  • March39 (5.6%)
  • April51 (7.3%)
  • May67 (9.6%)
  • June66 (9.4%)
  • July45 (6.4%)
  • August64 (9.2%)
  • September51 (7.3%)
  • October58 (8.3%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December54 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (58%)
  • Wet or damp275 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph267 (38%)
  • 70 mph72 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (66%)
  • Pedestrian93 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (15%)
  • 21 to 25121 (11%)
  • 26 to 35225 (21%)
  • 36 to 45157 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (10%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (60%)
  • Passenger325 (31%)
  • Pedestrian93 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,019 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2000: 123, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59123201124
2ndA6190136416
3rdA15079214
4thB6265264318
5thA661223914
6thB6161182613
7thA1(M)163304
8thB6451162206
9thA6055131716
10thA6040121701
11thA658111903
12thB6165101601
13thA16881515
14thA610861101
15thB616261301
16thB12245901
17thB61634500
18thB616441003
19thA642201
20thB62672300

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2000

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 206.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2000

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2000: 143.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2000

North Yorkshire recorded 2,576 collisions in 2000, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years