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Harrogate road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2020, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (278), and casualties fell from 399.

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 2020
219
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
301
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Harrogate in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight17178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24581%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 219, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 219
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February23 (11%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May15 (6.8%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July15 (6.8%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October19 (8.7%)
  • November14 (6.4%)
  • December14 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (69%)
  • Wet or damp66 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph91 (42%)
  • 40 mph11 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph96 (44%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (57%)
  • Cyclist51 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (10%)
  • Over 7516 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (72%)
  • Passenger58 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2020, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2020

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2020: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59273706
2ndA61182703
3rdA658111312
4thA1(M)101801
5thB6265101900
6thA60556702
7thA66161001
8thA610851002
9thB61615701
10thB61655510
11thA1684611
12thB61623301
13thA60402300
14thB12242802
15thB61642202
16thB64512410
17thB11200
18thB61081101
19thB61631201

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2020

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 65.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2020

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2020: 42.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 24% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years