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Harrogate road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2005, and 763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2004 (655), and casualties fell from 932.

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 2005
544
Down 17% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
763
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2005

2.9% of collisions in Harrogate in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight42378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious13017%
  • Slight61781%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 544, down 17% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.3%)
  • February34 (6.3%)
  • March39 (7.2%)
  • April53 (9.7%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June50 (9.2%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August53 (9.7%)
  • September44 (8.1%)
  • October38 (7%)
  • November49 (9%)
  • December39 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (70%)
  • Wet or damp148 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph209 (38%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph255 (47%)
  • 70 mph51 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (10%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (17%)
  • 36 to 45131 (17%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.4%)
  • Over 7524 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (67%)
  • Passenger179 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (76%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Harrogate in 2005

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2005, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2005

The A59 and A61 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2005, with 81 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5981118215
2ndA6181119612
3rdA1(M)416826
4thA658244008
5thA661223803
6thB6265222505
7thB6451152718
8thB6165132511
9thA1111511
10thB616171002
11thA61086701
12thA60555702
13thB61645502
14thA1683300
15thA60403400
16thB12242200
17thA5591100
18thA6111101
19thA6181100
20thB11100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2005

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 156.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2005

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2005: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2005

North Yorkshire recorded 2,171 collisions in 2005, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years