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Harrogate road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2023, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 45% on 2022 (196), and casualties rose from 277.

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 2023
284
Up 45% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
409
Up 48% on 2022
Fatal collisions
10
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2023

3.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight20572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight30775%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 284, up 45% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 284
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (18%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April27 (9.5%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June28 (9.9%)
  • July21 (7.4%)
  • August26 (9.2%)
  • September20 (7%)
  • October24 (8.5%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (68%)
  • Wet or damp86 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph117 (41%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph120 (42%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (62%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3564 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (10%)
  • 66 to 7540 (9.8%)
  • Over 7524 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (67%)
  • Passenger90 (22%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2023, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2023

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2023: 39, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA593962010
2ndA61325547
3rdA1(M)254006
4thB6265141902
5thA658101404
6thA66191402
7thB616581000
8thA60555501
9thB61615812
10thB61625500
11thB61644401
12thB64514401
13thA1683401
14thA61082200
15thB12242300
16thA60401100

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2023

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 70.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2023

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2023: 59.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 25% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years