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HG2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,942 road traffic collisions in the HG2 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 665 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,942
1,340th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,669
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
25 people killed
Serious collisions
665
733 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HG2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal250.8%
  • Serious66523%
  • Slight2,25277%

What the data shows

  • HG2 had 302 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 529 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in HG2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 501 children under 16 were killed or injured in HG2, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in HG2.

Where HG2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,340th
Most casualties
1,426th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,033rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday448 (15%)
  • Tuesday430 (15%)
  • Wednesday432 (15%)
  • Thursday480 (16%)
  • Friday479 (16%)
  • Saturday392 (13%)
  • Sunday281 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,115 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit776 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,816 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout38 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph27 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,724 (93%)
  • 40 mph86 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph37 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (2%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,347 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds361 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,814 (49%)
  • Pedestrian674 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist548 (15%)
  • Cyclist473 (13%)
  • Van occupant61 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HG2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HG2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HG2 peaked at 116 in 1982; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253238
20242735
20232732
20222236
20212025
20203334
20192831
20183340
20173942
20164154
20155169
20145366
20135467
20125469
20114764
20104165
20094964
20085967
20076077
20066175
20055664
20045471
20036893
20026479
20016983
200087116
199992109
19987291
199789128
19967286
19957894
199493117
19937394
19927596
19917184
199084111
198987106
198895110
198700
19866981
198588114
198495115
1983105129
1982116139
19818599
19808196
197993114

Map of recent crashes in HG2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HG2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HG2

The 24 most recent collisions in HG2 happened between 31 May and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HG2

The A59 has the most collisions in HG2, 631 of 2,942 (21%), followed by the A61 (406).

Collisions in HG2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA596317706175
2ndA61406552387
3rdA661268344246
4thB6162231305555
5thA6040111402
6thB61616701

Council area for HG2

HG2 is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HG2 accounts for 2.9% of them.

Town in HG2

Of the 2,942 collisions in HG2, 2,812 (96%) were in Harrogate.