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Hambleton road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1985, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (304), and casualties fell from 490.

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 1985
306
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
446
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1985

3.9% of collisions in Hambleton in 1985 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.9%
  • Serious11738%
  • Slight17758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious15034%
  • Slight28363%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1985 is highlighted, with 306, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (19%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February17 (5.6%)
  • March18 (5.9%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June29 (9.5%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August30 (9.8%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November30 (9.8%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (58%)
  • Wet or damp104 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (32%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph148 (48%)
  • 70 mph43 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (16%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (16%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20130 (29%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (58%)
  • Passenger151 (34%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (66%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1985: 48, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194884116
2ndA684304037
3rdA12339113
4thA167192315
5thA1688802
6thA17271103
7thA617804
8thA1735802
9thA10794501
10thB12574802
11thB13634503
12thB62714820
13thB14483302
14thB62683410
15thA10362201
16thA1702200
17thB12642800
18thB13332200
19thB13652301
20thB62672302

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1985

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1985: 24.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1985

DL7 and YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1985, with 54 each.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 13% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years