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Hambleton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 1998, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (418), and casualties fell from 690.

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 1998
406
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
638
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Hambleton in 1998 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious11829%
  • Slight27868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious15925%
  • Slight46673%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 1998 is highlighted, with 406, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday83 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.9%)
  • February34 (8.4%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May40 (9.9%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July39 (9.6%)
  • August31 (7.6%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October36 (8.9%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (58%)
  • Wet or damp153 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (24%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph224 (55%)
  • 70 mph54 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 35150 (24%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (63%)
  • Passenger203 (32%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (72%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A684 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 1998: 40, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6844079120
2ndA193991213
3rdA1293817
4thA1672949014
5thA168243637
6thA61202703
7thA170142106
8thB1257111505
9thA173101101
10thB627171103
11thB13656901
12thB126451004
13thB13635811
14thB62675712
15thA1724700
16thB12633901
17thB62853503
18thA10362201
19thA12372200
20thA61082200

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 1998

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 1998: 27.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 1998

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 1998: 93.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 15% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 1998, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years