Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1 in North Yorkshire, 31 Dec 2001, 19:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2001, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 119 were serious.
Collisions were up 12% on 2000 (379), 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.
2.6% of collisions in Hambleton in 2001 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 423, up 12% on 2000.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141 | 191 |
| 2024 | 146 | 221 |
| 2023 | 156 | 212 |
| 2022 | 154 | 218 |
| 2021 | 160 | 225 |
| 2020 | 129 | 185 |
| 2019 | 162 | 245 |
| 2018 | 187 | 297 |
| 2017 | 192 | 278 |
| 2016 | 224 | 344 |
| 2015 | 253 | 399 |
| 2014 | 246 | 396 |
| 2013 | 234 | 333 |
| 2012 | 290 | 408 |
| 2011 | 239 | 386 |
| 2010 | 232 | 364 |
| 2009 | 297 | 458 |
| 2008 | 276 | 423 |
| 2007 | 327 | 530 |
| 2006 | 314 | 497 |
| 2005 | 347 | 526 |
| 2004 | 441 | 645 |
| 2003 | 394 | 600 |
| 2002 | 413 | 621 |
| 2001 | 423 | 666 |
| 2000 | 379 | 581 |
| 1999 | 429 | 659 |
| 1998 | 406 | 638 |
| 1997 | 418 | 690 |
| 1996 | 449 | 670 |
| 1995 | 388 | 581 |
| 1994 | 411 | 629 |
| 1993 | 380 | 563 |
| 1992 | 367 | 571 |
| 1991 | 411 | 600 |
| 1990 | 440 | 714 |
| 1989 | 408 | 613 |
| 1988 | 394 | 602 |
| 1987 | 358 | 557 |
| 1986 | 338 | 533 |
| 1985 | 306 | 446 |
| 1984 | 304 | 490 |
| 1983 | 273 | 422 |
| 1982 | 331 | 519 |
| 1981 | 355 | 540 |
| 1980 | 348 | 553 |
| 1979 | 336 | 516 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hambleton
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Accident hotspots (10)
Northallerton South, North Yorkshire, DL7 8NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2001, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.
The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2001: 70, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A19 | 70 | 122 | 2 | 23 |
| 2nd | A1 | 42 | 80 | 1 | 13 |
| 3rd | A684 | 32 | 52 | 1 | 6 |
| 4th | A167 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | A168 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | A61 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | B1257 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| 8th | A170 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 9th | A172 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th | B6267 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 11th | B6271 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 12th | B1365 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 13th | B1264 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 14th | B1363 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 15th | B6268 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 16th | B1448 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 17th | A173 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18th | B1263 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 19th | A59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | A64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2001: 37.
YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2001: 94.
North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 17% of them were in the old Hambleton district.
Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.
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