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Hambleton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1996, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1995 (388), and casualties rose from 581.

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 1996
449
Up 16% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
670
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1996

2.9% of collisions in Hambleton in 1996 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious12628%
  • Slight31069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious17226%
  • Slight48372%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1996 is highlighted, with 449, up 16% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.3%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March28 (6.2%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June40 (8.9%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August37 (8.2%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October31 (6.9%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (61%)
  • Wet or damp139 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.1%)
  • Snow15 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph130 (29%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph228 (51%)
  • 70 mph69 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (19%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (63%)
  • Passenger203 (30%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1996: 57, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195797518
2ndA1305218
3rdA167305209
4thA684284224
5thB12572333112
6thA1682026011
7thA170141708
8thB6271111801
9thA17381201
10thA17271503
11thA617801
12thB13637903
13thB136571200
14thB126461003
15thB14485803
16thA10793300
17thB62673400
18thB62682200
19thB62852400
20thA10361100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1996

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1996: 39.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1996

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1996: 84.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 16% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years