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Harrogate road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2012, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (469), and casualties fell from 712.

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 2012
457
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
650
Down 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Harrogate in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight38584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight56787%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 457, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9%)
  • February34 (7.4%)
  • March41 (9%)
  • April25 (5.5%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August39 (8.5%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October42 (9.2%)
  • November39 (8.5%)
  • December37 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (63%)
  • Wet or damp144 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph170 (37%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph211 (46%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 55106 (16%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider464 (71%)
  • Passenger139 (21%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2012, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2012

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2012: 76, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5976105010
2ndA61608827
3rdA1(M)364601
4thA661253501
5thB6265243119
6thA658183902
7thA168142104
8thB6161112001
9thB6165102003
10thB616291401
11thA60557902
12thB61645702
13thB61634400
14thB64514400
15thA61083300
16thB12243500
17thA60401100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2012

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 120.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2012

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2012: 118.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2012

North Yorkshire recorded 1,676 collisions in 2012, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years