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Hambleton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2021, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (129), and casualties rose from 185.

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 2021
160
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
225
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 2021

3.1% of collisions in Hambleton in 2021 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight11673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17678%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 160, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 160
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday13 (8.1%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February7 (4.4%)
  • March9 (5.6%)
  • April8 (5%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July29 (18%)
  • August12 (7.5%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October15 (9.4%)
  • November12 (7.5%)
  • December7 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (69%)
  • Wet or damp37 (23%)
  • Snow7 (4.4%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph36 (23%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph94 (59%)
  • 70 mph27 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (19%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (15%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (76%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (65%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 2021

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2021 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hambleton

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Hambleton in 2021

Aiskew & Leeming, North Yorkshire, DL7 9BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2021, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 2021

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2021: 31, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19315835
2ndA684111203
3rdA1(M)101602
4thA16771022
5thA1685802
6thA1705701
7thA1735701
8thB13635700
9thB12574600
10thA1723601
11thA60553301
12thA613300
13thB62713501
14thA61081201
15thB12641100
16thB13331100
17thB62851100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 2021

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2021: 8.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 2021

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2021: 42.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 16% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2021.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years