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Knaresborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 230 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,003
750th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,275
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
230
262 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Knaresborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious23023%
  • Slight75976%

What the data shows

  • Knaresborough had 125 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 187 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Knaresborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 201 children under 16 were killed or injured in Knaresborough, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Knaresborough.

Where Knaresborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
750th
Most casualties
748th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
635th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (11%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday154 (15%)
  • Friday178 (18%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight764 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway937 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1%)
  • 30 mph858 (86%)
  • 40 mph50 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph76 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds810 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant616 (48%)
  • Pedestrian283 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (14%)
  • Cyclist132 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Knaresborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knaresborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Knaresborough peaked at 46 in 1979; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
20241012
202388
2022911
20211415
20201218
20191112
2018910
20171825
20162126
2015912
20142131
20132021
20122020
20111821
20102330
20091923
20081418
20072838
20061517
20052939
20042123
20032124
20022430
20011826
20002232
19992535
19982125
19971521
19962227
19951724
19942635
19931824
19922226
19912327
19902529
19892930
19882631
198700
19862234
19852838
19844256
19833651
19823950
19813850
19803644
19794661

Map of recent crashes in Knaresborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Knaresborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Knaresborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Knaresborough happened between 2 December 2023 and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Knaresborough

The A59 has the most collisions in Knaresborough, 356 of 1,003 (35%), followed by the A6055 (98).

Collisions in Knaresborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59356462588
2ndA605598141226
3rdB616377100016
4thB6164404418
5thB6165304518
6thA658162605
7thB60555800
8thB61663301

Council area for Knaresborough

Knaresborough is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Knaresborough accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Knaresborough

All 1,003 collisions in Knaresborough were in the HG5 postcode district.