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Harrogate road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2019, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2018 (339), and casualties fell from 472.

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 2019
278
Down 18% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
399
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2019

3.6% of collisions in Harrogate in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious7427%
  • Slight19470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious8822%
  • Slight29975%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 278, down 18% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 278
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday57 (21%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.5%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March27 (9.7%)
  • April30 (11%)
  • May26 (9.4%)
  • June15 (5.4%)
  • July16 (5.8%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September21 (7.6%)
  • October19 (6.8%)
  • November25 (9%)
  • December19 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (67%)
  • Wet or damp86 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph105 (38%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph126 (45%)
  • 70 mph25 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (14%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (10%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (17%)
  • 56 to 6548 (12%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.3%)
  • Over 7522 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (67%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (67%)
  • Motorcycle52 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2019, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2019

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2019: 47, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA594774113
2ndA61304418
3rdA1(M)223905
4thA661132000
5thB6265132214
6thA658121705
7thB6451101325
8thA16861021
9thA60556801
10thB61615801
11thB12244601
12thB61653301
13thA61082301
14thB61642200
15thA11100
16thA60401100
17thB61621200
18thB61631200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2019

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 71.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2019

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2019: 51.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2019

North Yorkshire recorded 1,024 collisions in 2019, and 27% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years