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HG1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,303 road traffic collisions in the HG1 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 835 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
4,303
771st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,308
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
39 people killed
Serious collisions
835
894 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HG1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal380.9%
  • Serious83519%
  • Slight3,43080%

What the data shows

  • HG1 had 429 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 725 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in HG1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 676 children under 16 were killed or injured in HG1, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in HG1.

Where HG1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
771st
Most casualties
894th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
663rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday586 (14%)
  • Tuesday607 (14%)
  • Wednesday640 (15%)
  • Thursday671 (16%)
  • Friday741 (17%)
  • Saturday627 (15%)
  • Sunday431 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,013 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,211 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,493 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road558 (13%)
  • Roundabout184 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph13 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,236 (98%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph33 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,461 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds527 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds78 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other50 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,321 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,207 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist799 (15%)
  • Cyclist656 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant142 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HG1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HG1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HG1 peaked at 157 in 1980; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253540
20243336
20234449
20222425
20213032
20203241
20194251
20185667
20175461
20167995
20156073
201485103
20137892
20125971
20117291
20106887
200985113
20087088
20076886
200680106
200593111
200487106
2003103135
2002103132
200196128
2000118159
1999122158
1998108128
1997112159
1996121137
1995123150
1994120152
1993107124
1992122145
1991134182
1990138171
1989155191
1988131176
198700
1986110137
1985120133
1984144171
1983125144
1982136162
1981135157
1980157183
1979129170

Map of recent crashes in HG1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HG1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HG1

The 24 most recent collisions in HG1 happened between 3 April and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HG1

The A59 has the most collisions in HG1, 993 of 4,303 (23%), followed by the A61 (809).

Collisions in HG1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA599931,2158230
2ndA618091,07110134
3rdA6040202255243
4thA661323613
5thB6162304113

Council area for HG1

HG1 is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HG1 accounts for 4.3% of them.

Town in HG1

Of the 4,303 collisions in HG1, 4,207 (98%) were in Harrogate.