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Hambleton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2016, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (253), and casualties fell from 399.

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 2016
224
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
344
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Hambleton in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27580%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2016 is highlighted, with 224, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February21 (9.4%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May14 (6.3%)
  • June21 (9.4%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August16 (7.1%)
  • September18 (8%)
  • October19 (8.5%)
  • November20 (8.9%)
  • December17 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (63%)
  • Wet or damp71 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph57 (25%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (57%)
  • 70 mph33 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (71%)
  • Passenger85 (25%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (70%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Hillside & Raskelf, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2016, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 2016

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2016: 40, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19405818
2ndA684254206
3rdA167182912
4thA170142205
5thA168132405
6thA1(M)81200
7thB125771003
8thA616702
9thA17251002
10thB62675603
11thA1733311
12thA60553400
13thB12642202
14thB13632200
15thB13652202
16thB14482200
17thB62682200
18thB62712200
19thB62852201
20thA11100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 2016

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2016: 16.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 2016

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2016: 53.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 14% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2016, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years