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Harrogate road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2003, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (718), and casualties fell from 1,073.

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 2003
692
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,004
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious12318%
  • Slight55280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious14915%
  • Slight83683%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 692, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (16%)
  • Tuesday78 (11%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday138 (20%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.6%)
  • February67 (9.7%)
  • March47 (6.8%)
  • April60 (8.7%)
  • May58 (8.4%)
  • June57 (8.2%)
  • July64 (9.2%)
  • August61 (8.8%)
  • September73 (11%)
  • October49 (7.1%)
  • November59 (8.5%)
  • December58 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (67%)
  • Wet or damp195 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph284 (41%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph294 (42%)
  • 70 mph78 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway541 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant679 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant52 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (14%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35213 (21%)
  • 36 to 45175 (17%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (62%)
  • Passenger296 (29%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car986 (74%)
  • Motorcycle104 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2003, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2003

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2003: 96, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5996138016
2ndA6181115015
3rdA15710328
4thB6265314727
5thB6161233103
6thA1(M)192503
7thA658182927
8thA661182501
9thB6451183025
10thB6165171812
11thA6055132130
12thA16871001
13thB122471202
14thB61647901
15thA610852301
16thB61624600
17thA12373500
18thA60403300
19thB61633301
20thA10361100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2003

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 172.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2003

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2003: 151.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2003, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years