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Richmondshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1981, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (194), and casualties rose from 292.

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 1981
216
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
326
Up 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
50% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1981

5.6% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1981 were fatal and 50% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal125.6%
  • Serious10850%
  • Slight9644%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.6%
  • Serious15046%
  • Slight16149%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 216, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (6.5%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (9.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.8%)
  • February20 (9.3%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July19 (8.8%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September15 (6.9%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November20 (9.3%)
  • December8 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (61%)
  • Wet or damp65 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (26%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph135 (63%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (33%)
  • 21 to 2555 (17%)
  • 26 to 3546 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (52%)
  • Passenger128 (39%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (65%)
  • Motorcycle56 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Richmondshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1981: 34, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61363452020
2ndA61082742112
3rdA66131972
4thA684122215
5thA19905
6thA16792106
7thB62705604
8thB12634501
9thB62714503
10thB62754502
11thA1(M)3510
12thB62743402
13thB61602301
14thA1711101
15thA66(M)1101
16thA6921100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1981

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1981: 22.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1981

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1981: 92.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1981

North Yorkshire recorded 2,699 collisions in 1981, and 8% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years