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Hambleton road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2020, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (162), and casualties fell from 245.

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 2020
129
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
185
Down 24% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 2020

3.1% of collisions in Hambleton in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious3124%
  • Slight9473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight14578%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 129, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 129
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (19%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday24 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (8.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February9 (7%)
  • March7 (5.4%)
  • April1 (0.8%)
  • May7 (5.4%)
  • June8 (6.2%)
  • July18 (14%)
  • August15 (12%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October9 (7%)
  • November11 (8.5%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (60%)
  • Wet or damp50 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph37 (29%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (56%)
  • 70 mph12 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (65%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4520 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (17%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (76%)
  • Passenger32 (17%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (10%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Hambleton in 2020

Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2020, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 2020

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2020: 20, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19204113
2ndA684111504
3rdA1(M)5803
4thA1675911
5thA1705803
6thA615511
7thB12574500
8thB62683400
9thB62713700
10thA1682400
11thA1722200
12thB12632400
13thB13632401
14thB13652410
15thA1731100
16thA60551300
17thA61081100
18thB12641100
19thB14481101
20thB62671100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 2020

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2020: 9.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 2020

DL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2020: 25.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 14% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years