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Harrogate road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2008, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (558), and casualties fell from 849.

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 2008
482
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
698
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Harrogate in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight38480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10415%
  • Slight59085%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 482, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.8%)
  • February42 (8.7%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May44 (9.1%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July46 (9.5%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October32 (6.6%)
  • November41 (8.5%)
  • December43 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (63%)
  • Wet or damp160 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph178 (37%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph233 (48%)
  • 70 mph49 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (10%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 45132 (19%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (70%)
  • Passenger150 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2008, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2008

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2008: 70, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5970106118
2ndA61427217
3rdA1(M)396006
4thA658213103
5thB6265214008
6thA661162304
7thB6451162209
8thB6165132803
9thA1122101
10thB6161101200
11thA16891911
12thA605581102
13thB12247700
14thB61625701
15thA61084401
16thB61632301
17thB61642200
18thA60401100
19thB1611100
20thB60651100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2008

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 133.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2008

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2008: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years