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Harrogate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,415 road traffic collisions in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 1,503 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 72 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
7,415
153rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
9,248
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
67 people killed
Serious collisions
1,503
1,634 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
72
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
84
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Harrogate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal650.9%
  • Serious1,50320%
  • Slight5,84779%

What the data shows

  • Harrogate had 755 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 1,308 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Harrogate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,224 children under 16 were killed or injured in Harrogate, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Harrogate.

Where Harrogate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
153rd
Most casualties
153rd
Most fatal collisions
166th
Most serious collisions
126th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,062 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,055 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,095 (15%)
  • Thursday1,153 (16%)
  • Friday1,267 (17%)
  • Saturday1,053 (14%)
  • Sunday730 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,275 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,991 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,465 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road596 (8%)
  • Roundabout235 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph41 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph7,012 (95%)
  • 40 mph121 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph74 (1%)
  • 60 mph153 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,962 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds901 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds159 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds120 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds60 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.2%)
  • Other84 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,339 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,928 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,343 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,138 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant184 (2%)
  • Van occupant133 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Harrogate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harrogate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Harrogate peaked at 256 in 1989; 2025 had 72.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 72
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257284
20245969
20237081
20224964
20215361
20206576
20197185
201896116
201798113
2016122152
2015117147
2014143171
2013136166
2012120148
2011123159
2010113159
2009139184
2008133163
2007138176
2006146187
2005156185
2004148184
2003173230
2002175227
2001172219
2000206273
1999219274
1998182226
1997205287
1996204245
1995197242
1994221281
1993181221
1992199241
1991207269
1990224289
1989256325
1988234302
198700
1986183224
1985211254
1984242294
1983231273
1982254307
1981220259
1980230269
1979222287

Map of recent crashes in Harrogate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Harrogate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Harrogate

The 24 most recent collisions in Harrogate happened between 12 October and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Harrogate

The A59 has the most collisions in Harrogate, 1,686 of 7,415 (23%), followed by the A61 (1,163).

Collisions in Harrogate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591,6862,11914414
2ndA611,1631,54313205
3rdA661342447357
4thB6162276369663
5thA6040212268245
6thB6161425816

Council area for Harrogate

Harrogate is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Harrogate accounts for 7.4% of them.

Postcode districts in Harrogate

Collisions in Harrogate were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by HG1 (4,207) and HG2 (2,812).