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Hambleton road accidents in 1987: crash statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1987, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (338), and casualties rose from 533.

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 1987
358
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
557
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Hambleton in 1987 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious14240%
  • Slight20557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious20336%
  • Slight34261%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1987 is highlighted, with 358, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday42 (12%)
  • Saturday64 (18%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.4%)
  • February17 (4.7%)
  • March17 (4.7%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May20 (5.6%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November35 (9.8%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (56%)
  • Wet or damp146 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (28%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph177 (49%)
  • 70 mph53 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (16%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (7%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20128 (23%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (60%)
  • Passenger189 (34%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (72%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 1987

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1987: 53, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195391324
2ndA684233519
3rdA167202706
4thA1193605
5thA168132007
6thA61121817
7thA17271103
8thB13656802
9thB12575500
10thA1704601
11thA1733501
12thA61083503
13thB12633703
14thB136331012
15thB14483300
16thB62673703
17thB62683311
18thA592200
19thB13332302
20thB62712201

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 14% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years