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Hambleton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1989, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (394), and casualties rose from 602.

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 1989
408
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
613
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1989

4.4% of collisions in Hambleton in 1989 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.4%
  • Serious15037%
  • Slight24059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.3%
  • Serious19131%
  • Slight40266%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1989 is highlighted, with 408, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday50 (12%)
  • Saturday72 (18%)
  • Sunday62 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March45 (11%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June39 (9.6%)
  • July40 (9.8%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September38 (9.3%)
  • October38 (9.3%)
  • November34 (8.3%)
  • December20 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (66%)
  • Wet or damp128 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (32%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph190 (47%)
  • 70 mph58 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20161 (26%)
  • 21 to 25113 (18%)
  • 26 to 3569 (11%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (32%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1989: 66, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1966110524
2ndA6844466011
3rdA1673447119
4thA1325039
5thA61121522
6thA172101703
7thA1708913
8thA16871605
9thB627171003
10thB14486803
11thB12575702
12thB126451103
13thB13655901
14thA1734601
15thB13634502
16thB62853310
17thB62672300
18thB62682800
19thA10791101
20thA1661200

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1989

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1989: 41.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1989

DL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1989: 70.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 13% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years