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Richmondshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1984, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1983 (181), and casualties rose from 242.

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 1984
166
Down 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
261
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1984

3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1984 were fatal and 54% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious8954%
  • Slight7243%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious12648%
  • Slight12849%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 166, down 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February13 (7.8%)
  • March16 (9.6%)
  • April16 (9.6%)
  • May9 (5.4%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August12 (7.2%)
  • September13 (7.8%)
  • October12 (7.2%)
  • November14 (8.4%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (55%)
  • Wet or damp63 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (30%)
  • 40 mph15 (9%)
  • 60 mph83 (50%)
  • 70 mph18 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (15%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (27%)
  • 21 to 2549 (19%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (54%)
  • Passenger102 (39%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (63%)
  • Motorcycle35 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1984

Map of the last 18 crashes of 1984 in Richmondshire

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  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1984: 28, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61362844112
2ndA61081926011
3rdA11632111
4thA684152408
5thA6691514
6thB62704501
7thB62713601
8thB62743302
9thA1672301
10thB61362501
11thB61602311
12thB62752401
13thA1(M)1100
14thB12631201
15thB61071101
16thB62551101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1984

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1984: 17.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1984

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1984: 59.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 6.9% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years