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Harrogate road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2013, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012, and casualties fell from 650.

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 2013
457
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
645
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2013

2.6% of collisions in Harrogate in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight34876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious11518%
  • Slight51880%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 457, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June41 (9%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October41 (9%)
  • November43 (9.4%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (5.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (68%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph193 (42%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph191 (42%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (64%)
  • Cyclist66 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 55113 (18%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.1%)
  • Over 7536 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (69%)
  • Passenger145 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2013, with 37 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2013

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2013: 73, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5973111112
2ndA615168110
3rdA1(M)406806
4thA661192902
5thB6265192333
6thA658173417
7thB6161112301
8thB6165111302
9thA6055101403
10thA16891604
11thB61626910
12thB61645601
13thB64515600
14thA60403301
15thA61083311
16thB12243511
17thA1672201
18thB61631100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2013

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 136.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2013

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2013: 105.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2013

North Yorkshire recorded 1,605 collisions in 2013, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2013, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years