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Hambleton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1980, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (336), and casualties rose from 516.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,606 collisions in Hambleton.

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

Collisions in 1980
348
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
553
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
59% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1980

3.2% of collisions in Hambleton in 1980 were fatal and 59% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious20759%
  • Slight13037%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious28652%
  • Slight25646%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1980 is highlighted, with 348, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September26 (7.5%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (29%)
  • Frost or ice25 (7.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (21%)
  • 40 mph28 (8%)
  • 60 mph130 (37%)
  • 70 mph116 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20155 (28%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (58%)
  • Passenger198 (36%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (64%)
  • Motorcycle99 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Hambleton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 1980

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1980: 68, including 5 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1968129539
2ndA1672741113
3rdA6842641014
4thA168183019
5thA1173216
6thA611720011
7thA1707904
8thB126471103
9thB136561005
10thB62676914
11thA1725603
12thA1733303
13thB12573802
14thB14483300
15thB62713401
16thB62852202
17thA671100
18thB13331101
19thB13631101
20thB62681101

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1980

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1980: 31.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1980

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1980: 67.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1980

North Yorkshire recorded 2,672 collisions in 1980, and 13% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1980, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years