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Harrogate road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 653 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2001, and 947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2000 (699), and casualties fell from 1,053.

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 2001
653
Down 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
947
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2001

1.8% of collisions in Harrogate in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight53782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight80885%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 653, down 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.4%)
  • February44 (6.7%)
  • March37 (5.7%)
  • April42 (6.4%)
  • May52 (8%)
  • June47 (7.2%)
  • July72 (11%)
  • August58 (8.9%)
  • September55 (8.4%)
  • October51 (7.8%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December73 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (11%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (59%)
  • Wet or damp228 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.9%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (43%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph280 (43%)
  • 70 mph73 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (14%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35211 (22%)
  • 36 to 45156 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (10%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.4%)
  • Over 7534 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (64%)
  • Passenger266 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car931 (74%)
  • Motorcycle81 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Harrogate

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Harrogate in 2001

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2001, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2001

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2001: 97, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5997157314
2ndA617410317
3rdA157106012
4thA658223233
5thB6161192802
6thA661182905
7thB6265162406
8thB6451151916
9thB1224131711
10thA604091202
11thA1(M)8900
12thB616581402
13thA1687911
14thB61627901
15thA605561111
16thB60552200
17thB61632200
18thB61642201
19thA10001901
20thA10361200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2001

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 172.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2001

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2001: 135.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2001

North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 26% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years