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North Yorkshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,672 road traffic collisions in North Yorkshire in 1980, and 3,959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 1,348 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (2,625), and casualties rose from 3,921.

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

Collisions in 1980
2,672
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
3,959
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
95
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
1,348
50% of collisions

Crash severity in North Yorkshire in 1980

3.6% of collisions in North Yorkshire in 1980 were fatal and 50% serious, against 2.8% and 30% in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal953.6%
  • Serious1,34850%
  • Slight1,22946%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1062.7%
  • Serious1,79945%
  • Slight2,05452%

North Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,045 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 2,672, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday349 (13%)
  • Tuesday312 (12%)
  • Wednesday335 (13%)
  • Thursday358 (13%)
  • Friday447 (17%)
  • Saturday442 (17%)
  • Sunday429 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59157 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59260 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59347 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59437 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59687 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59399 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59357 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January164 (6.1%)
  • February172 (6.4%)
  • March189 (7.1%)
  • April217 (8.1%)
  • May242 (9.1%)
  • June257 (9.6%)
  • July276 (10%)
  • August262 (9.8%)
  • September231 (8.6%)
  • October258 (9.7%)
  • November214 (8%)
  • December190 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,841 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting463 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,137 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds305 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.7%)
  • Other37 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,684 (63%)
  • Wet or damp834 (31%)
  • Frost or ice107 (4%)
  • Snow42 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,045 (39%)
  • 40 mph118 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph835 (31%)
  • 70 mph674 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,328 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout55 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Yorkshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,067 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist952 (24%)
  • Pedestrian425 (11%)
  • Cyclist248 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant121 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)54 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (2%)
  • 6 to 10167 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15214 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 201,252 (32%)
  • 21 to 25554 (14%)
  • 26 to 35543 (14%)
  • 36 to 45338 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55273 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65249 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75197 (5%)
  • Over 7594 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,243 (57%)
  • Passenger1,291 (33%)
  • Pedestrian425 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,857 (60%)
  • Motorcycle906 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes276 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle269 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes229 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach93 (2%)
  • Other vehicle63 (1.3%)
  • Minibus28 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Yorkshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Yorkshire had the 5th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
1st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A19 had the most collisions in North Yorkshire in 1980: 158, including 14 fatal and 83 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Yorkshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA191582561483
2ndA59155228663
3rdA64142235678
4thA1107200540
5thA61102126147
6thA17173106542
7thA1656396333
8thA6561109127
9thB62654872223
10thA1704666022
11thA6844265025
12thA1673551217
13thA1622846014
14thA6136263129
15thA632640413
16thB12222546014
17thA629243919
18thA168213319
19thA169203418
20thA6108202905

Towns in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1980

Harrogate had the most collisions of any town in North Yorkshire in 1980: 230.

Postcode districts in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1980

HG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Yorkshire in 1980: 157.

Former districts in North Yorkshire in 1980

North Yorkshire now covers 7 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Harrogate had the most collisions in 1980: 652.

Latest crashes in North Yorkshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Yorkshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

North Yorkshire road accidents in other years