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Hambleton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1988, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (358), and casualties rose from 557.

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 1988
394
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
602
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Hambleton in 1988 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious18146%
  • Slight20352%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious23439%
  • Slight35759%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1988 is highlighted, with 394, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.6%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March20 (5.1%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July37 (9.4%)
  • August38 (9.6%)
  • September37 (9.4%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November34 (8.6%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (61%)
  • Wet or damp141 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph205 (52%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (22%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (62%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (66%)
  • Motorcycle78 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1988: 70, including 6 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1970133633
2ndA1673749112
3rdA6843553019
4thA12138012
5thA61162007
6thA168111905
7thB136591302
8thA17281713
9thB14488804
10thB125771105
11thB13637903
12thA17061003
13thA1736804
14thB12645903
15thB626851004
16thB62673502
17thB62713602
18thA12372401
19thA591101
20thA61081100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1988

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1988: 37.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1988

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1988: 72.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 14% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1988, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years