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North Yorkshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,625 road traffic collisions in North Yorkshire in 1979, and 3,921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 96 were fatal and 1,159 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 100,304 collisions in North Yorkshire.

Collisions in 1979
2,625
Casualties in 1979
3,921
Fatal collisions
96
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
1,159
44% of collisions

Crash severity in North Yorkshire in 1979

3.7% of collisions in North Yorkshire in 1979 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.8% and 30% in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal963.7%
  • Serious1,15944%
  • Slight1,37052%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1082.8%
  • Serious1,54439%
  • Slight2,26958%

North Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,045 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,625.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,1591,530
20241,0431,441
20231,1291,576
20228771,209
20211,0121,378
20209131,223
20191,0241,462
20181,2381,757
20171,4322,010
20161,5622,250
20151,6132,315
20141,5652,258
20131,6052,273
20121,6762,366
20111,5632,326
20101,6542,445
20091,8622,755
20081,9082,779
20072,1073,182
20062,0383,027
20052,1713,233
20042,4693,649
20032,4953,634
20022,5363,786
20012,4773,742
20002,5763,825
19992,6754,011
19982,7274,048
19972,6934,284
19962,7784,105
19952,8114,248
19942,8024,307
19932,7074,075
19922,6624,133
19912,7364,032
19902,9664,521
19893,0454,592
19882,7834,187
19872,5843,844
19862,6213,964
19852,4353,586
19842,4213,592
19832,4553,459
19822,7034,000
19812,6993,974
19802,6723,959
19792,6253,921

When and where crashes happen in North Yorkshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday365 (14%)
  • Tuesday338 (13%)
  • Wednesday350 (13%)
  • Thursday357 (14%)
  • Friday432 (16%)
  • Saturday410 (16%)
  • Sunday373 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59151 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59269 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59330 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59423 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59660 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59381 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59373 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January156 (5.9%)
  • February164 (6.2%)
  • March189 (7.2%)
  • April186 (7.1%)
  • May247 (9.4%)
  • June271 (10%)
  • July243 (9.3%)
  • August286 (11%)
  • September239 (9.1%)
  • October210 (8%)
  • November228 (8.7%)
  • December206 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,789 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting462 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit362 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,061 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds281 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds52 (2%)
  • Fog or mist36 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.1%)
  • Other42 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,539 (59%)
  • Wet or damp767 (29%)
  • Frost or ice186 (7.1%)
  • Snow116 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,052 (40%)
  • 40 mph97 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1,472 (56%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,263 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway250 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout45 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Yorkshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,077 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist854 (22%)
  • Pedestrian408 (10%)
  • Cyclist222 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant181 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant66 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)60 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10120 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15237 (6%)
  • 16 to 201,206 (31%)
  • 21 to 25515 (13%)
  • 26 to 35597 (15%)
  • 36 to 45352 (9%)
  • 46 to 55313 (8%)
  • 56 to 65242 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75189 (4.8%)
  • Over 7576 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,183 (56%)
  • Passenger1,330 (34%)
  • Pedestrian408 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,826 (61%)
  • Motorcycle843 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes286 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes250 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle236 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach84 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle63 (1.4%)
  • Minibus43 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Yorkshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Yorkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Yorkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Yorkshire had the 5th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A64 had the most collisions in North Yorkshire in 1979: 166, including 9 fatal and 78 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Yorkshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64166260978
2ndA591602521150
3rdA19139234474
4thA61116175541
5thA11152061153
6thA17167121230
7thA6846795236
8thA1656591232
9thA1705391326
10thB62654864013
11thA654663019
12thA1673954116
13thB12223049115
14thA61082939114
15thA63263126
16thA1622542314
17thA629254017
18thA10412337312
19thA169233919
20thB1248222617

Towns in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1979

Harrogate and Scarborough had the most collisions of any town in North Yorkshire in 1979, with 222 each.

Postcode districts in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1979

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Yorkshire in 1979: 162.

Former districts in North Yorkshire in 1979

North Yorkshire now covers 7 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Harrogate had the most collisions in 1979: 678.

Latest crashes in North Yorkshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Yorkshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Yorkshire road accidents in other years