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Harrogate road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2015, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (446), and casualties rose from 604.

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 2015
457
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
657
Up 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Harrogate in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9320%
  • Slight35979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11017%
  • Slight54282%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 457, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.6%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June43 (9.4%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August29 (6.3%)
  • September29 (6.3%)
  • October40 (8.8%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December34 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (65%)
  • Wet or damp151 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph160 (35%)
  • 40 mph23 (5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph219 (48%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2566 (10%)
  • 26 to 35101 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 55102 (16%)
  • 56 to 6565 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.3%)
  • Over 7550 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (67%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (69%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2015, with 37 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2015

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2015: 75, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5975127012
2ndA6167107114
3rdA1(M)436717
4thA658203105
5thA661203103
6thB6265192225
7thB6451141807
8thB6161132002
9thB6165111904
10thA60558802
11thA1687801
12thB616471101
13thB61624402
14thA1673700
15thB12243501
16thA60402200
17thA61082200
18thA11100
19thB61631101
20thB62671100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2015

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 117.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2015

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2015: 122.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2015

North Yorkshire recorded 1,613 collisions in 2015, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years