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Richmondshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1980, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (224), and casualties fell from 332.

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 1980
194
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
292
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1980

4.1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1980 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious8845%
  • Slight9851%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious11640%
  • Slight16858%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 194, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday38 (20%)
  • Sunday31 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March17 (8.8%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June17 (8.8%)
  • July19 (9.8%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September14 (7.2%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November14 (7.2%)
  • December15 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (58%)
  • Wet or damp63 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (6.2%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (23%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (36%)
  • 70 mph72 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (35%)
  • 21 to 2543 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4522 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5514 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (53%)
  • Passenger110 (38%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (61%)
  • Motorcycle58 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 1980

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1980: 25, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136253029
2ndA1182406
3rdA6108172404
4thA6841624011
5thA66102213
6thB627581404
7thA1(M)71202
8thA1676714
9thB12634702
10thB62714802
11thB62744603
12thB61603502
13thB62702402
14thB12611100
15thB61361200
16thB62251100
17thB62551100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1980

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1980: 20.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1980

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1980: 81.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1980

North Yorkshire recorded 2,672 collisions in 1980, and 7.3% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1980.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years