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Hambleton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1984, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (273), and casualties rose from 422.

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 1984
304
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
490
Up 16% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1984

3.3% of collisions in Hambleton in 1984 were fatal and 48% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious14648%
  • Slight14849%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious21243%
  • Slight26855%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1984 is highlighted, with 304, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April30 (9.9%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June25 (8.2%)
  • July29 (9.5%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September26 (8.6%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November29 (9.5%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (57%)
  • Wet or damp121 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (23%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph179 (59%)
  • 70 mph40 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20130 (27%)
  • 21 to 2585 (17%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (56%)
  • Passenger178 (36%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (67%)
  • Motorcycle60 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1984

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1984 in Hambleton

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 1984

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1984: 55, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1955116331
2ndA167253309
3rdA6842548016
4thA11522010
5thA168111914
6thA172102106
7thA17391100
8thA619913
9thB125791805
10thA17071714
11thB62675902
12thB62715603
13thB13654603
14thB62684512
15thB62854402
16thA10363400
17thB12642200
18thB13632300
19thB14482301
20thB12481100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1984

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1984: 18.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1984

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1984: 57.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 13% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1984, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years