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Harrogate road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Harrogate in 2024, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2023 (284), and casualties fell from 409.

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 2024
244
Down 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
335
Down 18% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Harrogate in 2024

2.5% of collisions in Harrogate in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 25% in Harrogate from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight18977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight27582%

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 798 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 244, down 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 244
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March21 (8.6%)
  • April21 (8.6%)
  • May20 (8.2%)
  • June24 (9.8%)
  • July14 (5.7%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September15 (6.1%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November20 (8.2%)
  • December17 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (73%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph93 (38%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph108 (44%)
  • 70 mph17 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Harrogate in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (65%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (15%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.3%)
  • Over 7533 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (71%)
  • Passenger61 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Harrogate in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Harrogate in 2024, with 19 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Harrogate with the most crashes in 2024

The A59 had the most collisions in Harrogate in 2024: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Harrogate, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59324608
2ndA61213006
3rdA1(M)162112
4thA658142102
5thB6265122604
6thA1687911
7thA66161000
8thB616151000
9thA60554602
10thA61084511
11thB61654401
12thB64514611
13thB61623300
14thA60402201
15thB12242300
16thB61632401
17thB61642200
18thA6381200

Towns in Harrogate: crashes in 2024

Harrogate itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 59.

Postcode districts in Harrogate: crashes in 2024

HG3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Harrogate in 2024: 58.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2024

North Yorkshire recorded 1,043 collisions in 2024, and 23% of them were in the old Harrogate district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Harrogate in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Harrogate in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Harrogate road accidents in other years