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North Yorkshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,802 road traffic collisions in North Yorkshire in 1994, and 4,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 772 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1993 (2,707), and casualties rose from 4,075.

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

Collisions in 1994
2,802
Up 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
4,307
Up 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
71
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
772
28% of collisions

Crash severity in North Yorkshire in 1994

2.5% of collisions in North Yorkshire in 1994 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.8% and 30% in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal712.5%
  • Serious77228%
  • Slight1,95970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal821.9%
  • Serious1,11026%
  • Slight3,11572%

North Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,045 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 2,802, up 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday419 (15%)
  • Tuesday360 (13%)
  • Wednesday392 (14%)
  • Thursday391 (14%)
  • Friday409 (15%)
  • Saturday447 (16%)
  • Sunday384 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59100 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59290 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59468 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59537 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59657 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59447 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59257 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January208 (7.4%)
  • February175 (6.2%)
  • March174 (6.2%)
  • April192 (6.9%)
  • May229 (8.2%)
  • June213 (7.6%)
  • July310 (11%)
  • August258 (9.2%)
  • September234 (8.4%)
  • October260 (9.3%)
  • November272 (9.7%)
  • December277 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,007 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting319 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit294 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown143 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,081 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds384 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds95 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist56 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,612 (58%)
  • Wet or damp1,067 (38%)
  • Frost or ice79 (2.8%)
  • Snow37 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph962 (34%)
  • 40 mph146 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,428 (51%)
  • 70 mph242 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,374 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway280 (10%)
  • Roundabout80 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Yorkshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,985 (69%)
  • Pedestrian346 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist343 (8%)
  • Cyclist248 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant116 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)94 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant46 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5114 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10156 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15261 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20662 (15%)
  • 21 to 25626 (15%)
  • 26 to 35883 (21%)
  • 36 to 45545 (13%)
  • 46 to 55418 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65288 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75188 (4.4%)
  • Over 75152 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,498 (58%)
  • Passenger1,463 (34%)
  • Pedestrian346 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,069 (74%)
  • Motorcycle350 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes326 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle264 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes223 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach103 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle77 (1.4%)
  • Minibus47 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Yorkshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in North Yorkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Yorkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Yorkshire had the 4th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
4th
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 1994

The A59 had the most collisions in North Yorkshire in 1994: 177, including 5 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Yorkshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59177317540
2ndA1148251452
3rdA64139253546
4thA19133253641
5thA61119177117
6thA6576116422
7thA17066100715
8thA17165108220
9thA6845493316
10thB62655374211
11thA1655175015
12thA61364159012
13thA1237314908
14thA661314215
15thA1693060112
16thA61083045013
17thA633051110
18thA167284715
19thA162253908
20thB1222254227

Towns in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1994

Harrogate had the most collisions of any town in North Yorkshire in 1994: 221.

Postcode districts in North Yorkshire: crashes in 1994

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Yorkshire in 1994: 207.

Former districts in North Yorkshire in 1994

North Yorkshire now covers 7 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Harrogate had the most collisions in 1994: 747.

Latest crashes in North Yorkshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in North Yorkshire in 1994, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

North Yorkshire road accidents in other years