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Harrogate road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2018, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2017 (408), and casualties fell from 578.

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 2018
339
Down 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
472
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Harrogate in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious7622%
  • Slight25776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight37980%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 339, down 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 339
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February27 (8%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April29 (8.6%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July27 (8%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October26 (7.7%)
  • November33 (9.7%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (67%)
  • Wet or damp96 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph149 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph145 (43%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (64%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (16%)
  • 56 to 6555 (12%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.6%)
  • Over 7533 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (69%)
  • Passenger92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (73%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Harrogate in 2018

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2018, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2018

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2018: 48, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594872112
2ndA61406125
3rdA1(M)223105
4thB6265182413
5thA658142008
6thA661142406
7thB616181510
8thB645171102
9thA1686903
10thB61626801
11thB61654500
12thA60403300
13thA60553600
14thB61633300
15thA61082401
16thB61642200
17thA11200
18thA9911100
19thB12241200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2018

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 96.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2018

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2018: 73.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2018

North Yorkshire recorded 1,238 collisions in 2018, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2018, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years