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Harrogate road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2014, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (457), and casualties fell from 645.

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 2014
446
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
604
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2014

1.6% of collisions in Harrogate in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight35379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10117%
  • Slight49682%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 446, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (19%)
  • Thursday50 (11%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February32 (7.2%)
  • March37 (8.3%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July58 (13%)
  • August44 (9.9%)
  • September23 (5.2%)
  • October29 (6.5%)
  • November27 (6.1%)
  • December44 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (66%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph201 (45%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph191 (43%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (64%)
  • Cyclist72 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 55120 (20%)
  • 56 to 6560 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.5%)
  • Over 7537 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (72%)
  • Passenger127 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2014, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2014

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2014: 80, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5980128118
2ndA61567308
3rdA1(M)223203
4thB6265222904
5thB6165172112
6thA658162513
7thA661151802
8thA168141911
9thB6161101302
10thA60558910
11thA60406703
12thA610861511
13thB645161104
14thB61624400
15thB61644500
16thB12242400
17thA1671100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2014

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 143.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2014

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2014: 97.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2014

North Yorkshire recorded 1,565 collisions in 2014, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years