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Hambleton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1981, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (348), and casualties fell from 553.

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 1981
355
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
540
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1981

3.9% of collisions in Hambleton in 1981 were fatal and 54% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.9%
  • Serious19254%
  • Slight14942%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious26148%
  • Slight26249%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1981 is highlighted, with 355, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (22%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9%)
  • February18 (5.1%)
  • March17 (4.8%)
  • April34 (9.6%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August27 (7.6%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November24 (6.8%)
  • December26 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (61%)
  • Wet or damp100 (28%)
  • Frost or ice29 (8.2%)
  • Snow10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (23%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph201 (57%)
  • 70 mph58 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20149 (28%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (59%)
  • Passenger179 (33%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (64%)
  • Motorcycle93 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Hambleton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 1981

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1981: 59, including 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195986040
2ndA6843048312
3rdA167253207
4thA61242719
5thA12354212
6thA168132409
7thA172132608
8thA17091425
9thB14485612
10thB125741122
11thB13654503
12thA1733702
13thB13633312
14thB62673302
15thB62683302
16thB12632710
17thB62712301
18thB12641100
19thB13331100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1981

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1981: 32.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1981

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1981: 89.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1981

North Yorkshire recorded 2,699 collisions in 1981, and 13% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1981, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years