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Hambleton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2003, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (413), and casualties fell from 621.

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 2003
394
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
600
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 2003

3.6% of collisions in Hambleton in 2003 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious8923%
  • Slight29174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight46578%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2003 is highlighted, with 394, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February15 (3.8%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August36 (9.1%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November28 (7.1%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (63%)
  • Wet or damp119 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph100 (25%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph199 (51%)
  • 70 mph80 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (22%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (64%)
  • Passenger185 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (72%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hambleton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Hambleton in 2003

Aiskew & Leeming, North Yorkshire, DL7 9BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2003, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 2003

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2003: 62, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1962117319
2ndA13974111
3rdA684334004
4thA167172212
5thA172162403
6thA168142314
7thB1257131723
8thA170101601
9thA6191402
10thB136381021
11thB13657911
12thB627161004
13thB12645904
14thB62674900
15thA12373300
16thA10362200
17thA10792300
18thA1732400
19thB14482200
20thB62682201

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 2003

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2003: 18.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 2003

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2003: 73.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 16% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2003, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years