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North Yorkshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,736 road traffic collisions in North Yorkshire in 1991, and 4,032 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 72 were fatal and 875 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (2,966), and casualties fell from 4,521.

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

Collisions in 1991
2,736
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
4,032
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
72
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
875
32% of collisions

Crash severity in North Yorkshire in 1991

2.6% of collisions in North Yorkshire in 1991 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.8% and 30% in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal722.6%
  • Serious87532%
  • Slight1,78965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal872.2%
  • Serious1,20530%
  • Slight2,74068%

North Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,045 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 2,736, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday360 (13%)
  • Tuesday347 (13%)
  • Wednesday348 (13%)
  • Thursday412 (15%)
  • Friday469 (17%)
  • Saturday405 (15%)
  • Sunday395 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59111 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59314 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59429 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59491 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59633 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59453 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59260 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January224 (8.2%)
  • February162 (5.9%)
  • March181 (6.6%)
  • April190 (6.9%)
  • May228 (8.3%)
  • June238 (8.7%)
  • July257 (9.4%)
  • August247 (9%)
  • September263 (9.6%)
  • October245 (9%)
  • November260 (9.5%)
  • December241 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,973 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting425 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit319 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,006 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds308 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds114 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist96 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds86 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Other56 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,592 (58%)
  • Wet or damp1,005 (37%)
  • Frost or ice93 (3.4%)
  • Snow42 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph982 (36%)
  • 40 mph142 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,316 (48%)
  • 70 mph273 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,310 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway302 (11%)
  • Roundabout77 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Yorkshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,577 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist466 (12%)
  • Pedestrian356 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist254 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)114 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant113 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant65 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (2%)
  • 6 to 10125 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15238 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20813 (20%)
  • 21 to 25674 (17%)
  • 26 to 35734 (18%)
  • 36 to 45497 (12%)
  • 46 to 55321 (8%)
  • 56 to 65250 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75167 (4.1%)
  • Over 75134 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,403 (60%)
  • Passenger1,273 (32%)
  • Pedestrian356 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,741 (70%)
  • Motorcycle461 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes421 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle261 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes237 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle83 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach71 (1.3%)
  • Minibus31 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Yorkshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Yorkshire had the 5th most road collisions in 1991.

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 1991

The A1 had the most collisions in North Yorkshire in 1991: 160, including 5 fatal and 53 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Yorkshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1160251553
2ndA19158245846
3rdA64146257458
4thA59143220441
5thA6199164126
6thA1705982123
7thA655998416
8thA17157104222
9thA1655491225
10thA6845081121
11thB62654769316
12thA167425638
13thA1694164117
14thA6136354816
15thA1622937014
16thA168273935
17thA61082644112
18thB12572537211
19thA63242715
20thB1222213019

Towns in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1991

Harrogate had the most collisions of any town in North Yorkshire in 1991: 207.

Postcode districts in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1991

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Yorkshire in 1991: 167.

Former districts in North Yorkshire in 1991

North Yorkshire now covers 7 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Harrogate had the most collisions in 1991: 667.

Latest crashes in North Yorkshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Yorkshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

North Yorkshire road accidents in other years