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Harrogate road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 655 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2004, and 932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (692), and casualties fell from 1,004.

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 2004
655
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
932
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Harrogate in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight53982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.9%
  • Serious12914%
  • Slight78584%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 655, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (13%)
  • Friday119 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.2%)
  • February44 (6.7%)
  • March54 (8.2%)
  • April39 (6%)
  • May65 (9.9%)
  • June64 (9.8%)
  • July61 (9.3%)
  • August61 (9.3%)
  • September55 (8.4%)
  • October57 (8.7%)
  • November49 (7.5%)
  • December59 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (58%)
  • Wet or damp221 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph244 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph303 (46%)
  • 70 mph71 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist37 (4%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20136 (15%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (18%)
  • 36 to 45181 (19%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.4%)
  • Over 7543 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (65%)
  • Passenger264 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car944 (77%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2004, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2004

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2004: 105, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59105168015
2ndA617211938
3rdA1467619
4thA661283703
5thB6265283607
6thB6451202918
7thA1(M)192610
8thA658183013
9thB6161141903
10thB6165142412
11thA6055131811
12thA168121613
13thB1224101602
14thB61646600
15thB61625801
16thA12373301
17thA60403301
18thA61083410
19thA10361101
20thA1661200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2004

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 147.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2004

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2004: 142.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2004

North Yorkshire recorded 2,469 collisions in 2004, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years