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Harrogate road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2017, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2016 (438), and casualties fell from 626.

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 2017
408
Down 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
578
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Harrogate in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight30675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious11019%
  • Slight46180%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 408, down 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.6%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March26 (6.4%)
  • April35 (8.6%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June46 (11%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September26 (6.4%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November37 (9.1%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (69%)
  • Wet or damp116 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (38%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph197 (48%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (64%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2072 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5588 (15%)
  • 56 to 6554 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7538 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (70%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2017, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2017

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2017: 59, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595999018
2ndA61465818
3rdB6265253806
4thA1(M)223216
5thA658153314
6thA168121612
7thA661112300
8thB6165101201
9thB645191206
10thB122481702
11thA605571113
12thA60406702
13thB61615810
14thB61625501
15thA61084500
16thB61643401
17thA1672300
18thA11100
19thA651201
20thB60651100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2017

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 98.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2017

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2017: 82.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2017

North Yorkshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2017, and 28% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years