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Richmondshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1982, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1981 (216), and casualties rose from 326.

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 1982
213
Down 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
336
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1982 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious9946%
  • Slight10951%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious13440%
  • Slight19658%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 213, down 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (8.5%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (21%)
  • Sunday35 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (3.8%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April17 (8%)
  • May15 (7%)
  • June15 (7%)
  • July21 (9.9%)
  • August28 (13%)
  • September16 (7.5%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December19 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (59%)
  • Wet or damp74 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (26%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph122 (57%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (12%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (17%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (29%)
  • 21 to 2559 (18%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (56%)
  • Passenger125 (37%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (64%)
  • Motorcycle55 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1982: 31, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61363145114
2ndA6108192609
3rdA1173429
4thA6841735011
5thA66102503
6thB627471012
7thA1(M)6904
8thB62716903
9thB61604404
10thA66(M)3401
11thB62703300
12thA1672902
13thA1712301
14thB12632501
15thB62752301
16thA1681100
17thA5601100
18thB62551101
19thB62591100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1982

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1982: 28.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1982

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1982: 99.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1982

North Yorkshire recorded 2,703 collisions in 1982, and 7.9% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years