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Hambleton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2023, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2022 (154), and casualties fell from 218.

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 2023
156
Up 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
212
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 2023

3.2% of collisions in Hambleton in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight11272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight15674%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2023 is highlighted, with 156, up 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 156
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (12%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.1%)
  • February12 (7.7%)
  • March22 (14%)
  • April12 (7.7%)
  • May15 (9.6%)
  • June14 (9%)
  • July11 (7.1%)
  • August10 (6.4%)
  • September11 (7.1%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November14 (9%)
  • December9 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (69%)
  • Wet or damp45 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph44 (28%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph77 (49%)
  • 70 mph20 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (62%)
  • Cyclist23 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (14%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (10%)
  • Over 7522 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (69%)
  • Passenger52 (25%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car177 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2023, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 2023

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2023: 30, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19304623
2ndA168101201
3rdA1678906
4thA1(M)7912
5thA68461403
6thB13635500
7thA1704410
8thA614401
9thA60553411
10thB12573403
11thB13653300
12thB14483300
13thA1722401
14thA1732201
15thB12642300
16thA1611100
17thA1711100
18thA61081100
19thB13331200
20thB62681100

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 2023

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2023: 14.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 2023

YO7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2023: 44.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 14% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2023.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years