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Hambleton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,606 road traffic collisions in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025, and 22,355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 449 were fatal and 4,498 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 141 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (146), and casualties fell from 221 to 191.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,606
Casualties
22,355
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
449
3.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
141
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Hambleton

3.1% of collisions in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4493.1%
  • Serious4,49831%
  • Slight9,65966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5062.3%
  • Serious6,01427%
  • Slight15,83571%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. In 2025 there were 141, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 141
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025141191
2024146221
2023156212
2022154218
2021160225
2020129185
2019162245
2018187297
2017192278
2016224344
2015253399
2014246396
2013234333
2012290408
2011239386
2010232364
2009297458
2008276423
2007327530
2006314497
2005347526
2004441645
2003394600
2002413621
2001423666
2000379581
1999429659
1998406638
1997418690
1996449670
1995388581
1994411629
1993380563
1992367571
1991411600
1990440714
1989408613
1988394602
1987358557
1986338533
1985306446
1984304490
1983273422
1982331519
1981355540
1980348553
1979336516

When and where crashes happen in Hambleton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,028 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,894 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,046 (14%)
  • Thursday1,952 (13%)
  • Friday2,504 (17%)
  • Saturday2,206 (15%)
  • Sunday1,976 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59643 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59316 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,759 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,350 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,675 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,498 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,075 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,290 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,145 (7.8%)
  • February993 (6.8%)
  • March1,090 (7.5%)
  • April1,079 (7.4%)
  • May1,182 (8.1%)
  • June1,275 (8.7%)
  • July1,382 (9.5%)
  • August1,322 (9.1%)
  • September1,280 (8.8%)
  • October1,285 (8.8%)
  • November1,321 (9%)
  • December1,252 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,665 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,707 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,070 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown109 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,441 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,670 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds341 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds274 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist205 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds200 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds51 (0.3%)
  • Other264 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded160 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,988 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4,754 (33%)
  • Frost or ice556 (3.8%)
  • Snow218 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep52 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,867 (26%)
  • 40 mph620 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph95 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph7,347 (50%)
  • 70 mph2,611 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,446 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,525 (17%)
  • Roundabout422 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road152 (1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hambleton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,361 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist2,305 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,334 (6%)
  • Cyclist1,265 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant781 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)576 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant274 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant175 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant133 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant79 (0.4%)
  • Other72 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5442 (2%)
  • 6 to 10603 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 151,008 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 204,255 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,023 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,848 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,004 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,356 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,814 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 751,160 (5.2%)
  • Over 75818 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,123 (63%)
  • Passenger6,898 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,334 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,097 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,295 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,926 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,408 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,348 (5%)
  • Other vehicle367 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach273 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle172 (0.6%)
  • Minibus136 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car99 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hambleton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hambleton

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 Hambleton

Northallerton South, North Yorkshire, DL7 8NA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton, with 370 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025: 2,318, including 114 fatal and 769 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA192,3184,193114769
2ndA6841,1831,82333365
3rdA1671,0331,43829280
4thA19711,74843292
5thA1686401,03926193
6thA614635879140
7thA1703805848126
8thA17237566617127
9thB125731648518129
10thB62712513651080
11thB1363216321881
12thB1365206321554
13thA173176265450
14thB6267151248358
15thB1264148229766
16thB1448135162240
17thB62681201911239
18thA1(M)90140319
19thB13337994116
20thB628575103622

Towns in Hambleton

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025: 1,161.

Postcode districts in Hambleton

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025: 3,071.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 15% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hambleton, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 17 December 2025.

Severity