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Hambleton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1990, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (408), and casualties rose from 613.

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 1990
440
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
714
Up 16% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Hambleton in 1990 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious17239%
  • Slight25859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious23132%
  • Slight47366%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1990 is highlighted, with 440, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.1%)
  • February21 (4.8%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April43 (9.8%)
  • May36 (8.2%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July36 (8.2%)
  • August40 (9.1%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October38 (8.6%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (27%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph222 (50%)
  • 70 mph76 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (18%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20169 (24%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (55%)
  • Passenger276 (39%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1990: 76, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1976167232
2ndA6843748016
3rdA13559118
4thA167253328
5thA168174217
6thA61121805
7thB1257112105
8thA172101603
9thB126471003
10thB136371304
11thB13657701
12thB62687813
13thA17351101
14thB14485501
15thA1704501
16thA10363402
17thB62713703
18thA61082200
19thA642301
20thB62672201

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1990

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1990: 30.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1990

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1990: 81.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 15% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1990, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years