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Harrogate road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2022, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2021 (233), and casualties fell from 309.

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 2022
196
Down 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
277
Down 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight23384%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 196, down 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 196
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (19%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February16 (8.2%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April12 (6.1%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June23 (12%)
  • July6 (3.1%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October17 (8.7%)
  • November16 (8.2%)
  • December10 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (67%)
  • Wet or damp58 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (36%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph93 (47%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (61%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (10%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (13%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (69%)
  • Passenger52 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (71%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2022, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2022

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2022: 25, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59254117
2ndA61172902
3rdA1(M)162401
4thB6265101402
5thA66191302
6thA1685901
7thA60555600
8thA6585901
9thB61615700
10thB12244600
11thB61654610
12thA61083501
13thB61643300
14thA311100
15thA60401100
16thB61621100
17thB61631101
18thB64511100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2022

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 49.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2022

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2022: 39.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2022

North Yorkshire recorded 877 collisions in 2022, and 22% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2022.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years