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Harrogate road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2016, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (457), and casualties fell from 657.

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 2016
438
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
626
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Harrogate in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10324%
  • Slight32975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious11719%
  • Slight50380%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 438, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday56 (13%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February44 (10%)
  • March42 (9.6%)
  • April35 (8%)
  • May34 (7.8%)
  • June18 (4.1%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August39 (8.9%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October28 (6.4%)
  • November40 (9.1%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (67%)
  • Wet or damp133 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph175 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph210 (48%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (11%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (19%)
  • 56 to 6568 (11%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.1%)
  • Over 7540 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (71%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (72%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2016, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2016

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2016: 66, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5966108018
2ndA615786016
3rdA1(M)294804
4thA658254312
5thA661203102
6thB6265172105
7thB6161162604
8thA16891212
9thB616281213
10thB61657902
11thB12245502
12thB64515501
13thA60554700
14thA61084702
15thB61634500
16thA60403302
17thA1671200
18thA661100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2016

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 122.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2016

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2016: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years