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Hambleton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1983, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1982 (331), and casualties fell from 519.

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 1983
273
Down 18% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
422
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1983

4% of collisions in Hambleton in 1983 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114%
  • Serious11944%
  • Slight14352%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious17341%
  • Slight23556%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1983 is highlighted, with 273, down 18% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March15 (5.5%)
  • April26 (9.5%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June27 (9.9%)
  • July22 (8.1%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December21 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (65%)
  • Wet or damp84 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph62 (23%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph145 (53%)
  • 70 mph41 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (15%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (18%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5%)
  • 16 to 20119 (28%)
  • 21 to 2566 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (60%)
  • Passenger151 (36%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (68%)
  • Motorcycle64 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1983: 34, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193462217
2ndA6842936017
3rdA1183029
4thA167161803
5thA61151704
6thA168131706
7thA172122614
8thB125781203
9thA17361001
10thA1705801
11thB13635704
12thB62674602
13thB62854402
14thB13653300
15thB12642200
16thB14482301
17thB62712300
18thA61081100
19thB12631100
20thB62681301

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1983

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1983: 24.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1983

DL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1983: 54.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 11% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1983, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years