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Richmondshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1979, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,642 collisions in Richmondshire.

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

Collisions in 1979
224
Casualties in 1979
332
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1979 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious10748%
  • Slight11049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious14845%
  • Slight17753%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 224.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.5%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March19 (8.5%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May22 (9.8%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August17 (7.6%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October15 (6.7%)
  • November20 (8.9%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (51%)
  • Wet or damp62 (28%)
  • Frost or ice30 (13%)
  • Snow16 (7.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (23%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph166 (74%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (18%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20100 (30%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (58%)
  • Passenger115 (35%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (62%)
  • Motorcycle66 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Richmondshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A684 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1979: 30, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6843044114
2ndA1234217
3rdA61082130113
4thA6136202916
5thB6271111504
6thA1(M)71314
7thA6671712
8thA1676704
9thB62704602
10thB62743302
11thB62753402
12thA66(M)2201
13thB12632402
14thB61602201
15thB62552402
16thA1651100
17thA5951100
18thA61100
19thA641201

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1979

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1979: 14.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1979

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1979: 83.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1979

North Yorkshire recorded 2,625 collisions in 1979, and 8.5% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1979, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years