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Richmondshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,642 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025, and 12,960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 234 were fatal and 2,755 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 104 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (90), and casualties fell from 132 to 129.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,642
Casualties
12,960
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
234
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
104
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Richmondshire

2.7% of collisions in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2342.7%
  • Serious2,75532%
  • Slight5,65365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2622%
  • Serious3,64828%
  • Slight9,05070%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. In 2025 there were 104, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 104
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104129
202490132
202373106
202285117
202192129
202084109
201999141
201896137
2017134172
2016143200
2015158232
2014154254
2013152217
2012161223
2011146236
2010133196
2009181279
2008207327
2007205287
2006202291
2005251400
2004224416
2003201297
2002226328
2001220334
2000235345
1999258380
1998269400
1997255380
1996265408
1995220324
1994228366
1993231365
1992232336
1991220334
1990253395
1989247397
1988213319
1987174261
1986174265
1985153207
1984166261
1983181242
1982213336
1981216326
1980194292
1979224332

When and where crashes happen in Richmondshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,151 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,047 (12%)
  • Wednesday1,123 (13%)
  • Thursday1,163 (13%)
  • Friday1,447 (17%)
  • Saturday1,396 (16%)
  • Sunday1,315 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59440 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59191 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59884 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,389 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,778 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,012 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,165 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59783 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January653 (7.6%)
  • February614 (7.1%)
  • March581 (6.7%)
  • April672 (7.8%)
  • May758 (8.8%)
  • June750 (8.7%)
  • July850 (9.8%)
  • August840 (9.7%)
  • September771 (8.9%)
  • October755 (8.7%)
  • November741 (8.6%)
  • December657 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,398 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,481 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit669 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,512 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,081 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds261 (3%)
  • Fog or mist191 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds184 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds129 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds34 (0.4%)
  • Other163 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded87 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,156 (60%)
  • Wet or damp2,959 (34%)
  • Frost or ice332 (3.8%)
  • Snow143 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.4%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,286 (26%)
  • 40 mph474 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph114 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph4,458 (52%)
  • 70 mph1,263 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,162 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,133 (13%)
  • Roundabout249 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,617 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist1,585 (12%)
  • Pedestrian876 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist514 (4%)
  • Van occupant440 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)377 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant203 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant127 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant124 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (0.4%)
  • Other43 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5204 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10338 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 15599 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 202,439 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,893 (15%)
  • 26 to 352,391 (18%)
  • 36 to 451,635 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,426 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,004 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75608 (4.7%)
  • Over 75419 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,893 (61%)
  • Passenger4,191 (32%)
  • Pedestrian876 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,662 (69%)
  • Motorcycle1,576 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,117 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes802 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle540 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle227 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach220 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle89 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car89 (0.6%)
  • Minibus86 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Richmondshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire

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 Richmondshire

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire, with 201 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 34 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,077, including 15 fatal and 284 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61361,0771,63015284
2ndA61089231,30618306
3rdA17721,24827208
4thA6847461,13533292
5thA666551,27040207
6thA1(M)224351753
7thB6271215324665
8thA167152277659
9thB6270143187261
10thB6274143199240
11thB1263140208355
12thB6255121167965
13thB627590143337
14thB61606985234
15thA66(M)4354112
16thA6055132413
17thB625981001
18thB613671212
19thA646802
20thB61086601

Towns in Richmondshire

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025: 685.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,485.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 8.6% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Richmondshire, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 13 December 2025.

Severity