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Harrogate road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2021, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (219), and casualties rose from 301.

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 2021
233
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
309
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2021

2.6% of collisions in Harrogate in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight18178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight24981%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 233, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 233
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.7%)
  • February13 (5.6%)
  • March17 (7.3%)
  • April20 (8.6%)
  • May14 (6%)
  • June22 (9.4%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August21 (9%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October21 (9%)
  • November22 (9.4%)
  • December15 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph93 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (44%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (55%)
  • Cyclist43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.5%)
  • Over 7521 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (68%)
  • Passenger67 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (11%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2021, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2021

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2021: 31, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59314817
2ndA61192303
3rdA1(M)152103
4thB6265111701
5thA610881211
6thA66181112
7thA60555601
8thB12245701
9thB61615502
10thA1684500
11thA6584500
12thB61654512
13thB64513300
14thA60402300
15thB61622400
16thB61642301
17thB62681100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2021

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 53.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2021

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2021: 52.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 23% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2021.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years