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Richmondshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1983, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1982 (213), and casualties fell from 336.

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 1983
181
Down 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
242
Down 28% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1983 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious8748%
  • Slight9050%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious10644%
  • Slight13255%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 181, down 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (19%)
  • Tuesday19 (10%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.9%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (6.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.5%)
  • February16 (8.8%)
  • March3 (1.7%)
  • April10 (5.5%)
  • May15 (8.3%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July17 (9.4%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September17 (9.4%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November18 (9.9%)
  • December13 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (34%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph95 (52%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (33%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4519 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (52%)
  • Passenger85 (35%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (59%)
  • Motorcycle62 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Richmondshire

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A6108 and A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1983, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61082531011
2ndA61362529110
3rdA6842434015
4thA1121614
5thA16781506
6thA6671004
7thB62716702
8thB126351004
9thB62744413
10thB61602211
11thB62702201
12thA1(M)1100
13thA6921101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1983

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1983: 25.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1983

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1983: 66.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 7.4% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years