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Hambleton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1997, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (449), and casualties rose from 670.

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 1997
418
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
690
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1997

3.1% of collisions in Hambleton in 1997 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious12329%
  • Slight28267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious20129%
  • Slight47268%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 418, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February33 (7.9%)
  • March27 (6.5%)
  • April27 (6.5%)
  • May41 (9.8%)
  • June33 (7.9%)
  • July38 (9.1%)
  • August40 (9.6%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October38 (9.1%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (62%)
  • Wet or damp141 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (29%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph209 (50%)
  • 70 mph67 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (22%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (64%)
  • Passenger215 (31%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1997: 62, including 6 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1962143622
2ndA6844166112
3rdA1294827
4thA1672234010
5thA168162615
6thA61161908
7thA170142103
8thA172132803
9thB1257131416
10thB627171001
11thA1736701
12thB136551210
13thB14485500
14thB12644403
15thB13633501
16thB62673802
17thB62683801
18thA6582300
19thB12632701
20thA12371100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1997

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1997: 36.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1997

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1997: 85.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 16% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1997, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years