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Richmondshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1985, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (166), and casualties fell from 261.

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 1985
153
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
207
Down 21% on 1984
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
56% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1985 were fatal and 56% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious8556%
  • Slight6643%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious10551%
  • Slight10048%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 153, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 153
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (22%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (4.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.2%)
  • February10 (6.5%)
  • March9 (5.9%)
  • April12 (7.8%)
  • May15 (9.8%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August12 (7.8%)
  • September12 (7.8%)
  • October15 (9.8%)
  • November13 (8.5%)
  • December9 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (62%)
  • Wet or damp52 (34%)
  • Snow4 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (31%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (53%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2048 (23%)
  • 21 to 2537 (18%)
  • 26 to 3537 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.4%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (59%)
  • Passenger57 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (62%)
  • Motorcycle40 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 in Richmondshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1985: 23, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61362330014
2ndA6108152519
3rdA1111707
4thA684111707
5thA6661003
6thA1(M)5502
7thB62704503
8thB62714403
9thA1672201
10thB12632202
11thA10791100
12thA1731200
13thA191100
14thA611101
15thA671200
16thA6921100
17thB12571100
18thB62741100
19thB62751100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1985

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1985: 15.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1985

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1985: 54.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 6.3% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1985, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years