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Richmondshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1986, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1985 (153), and casualties rose from 207.

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 1986
174
Up 14% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
265
Up 28% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1986 were fatal and 49% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious8649%
  • Slight8448%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious11142%
  • Slight15057%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 174, up 14% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March16 (9.2%)
  • April13 (7.5%)
  • May17 (9.8%)
  • June12 (6.9%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September12 (6.9%)
  • October15 (8.6%)
  • November16 (9.2%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (54%)
  • Wet or damp62 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (8.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (34%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph91 (52%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (26%)
  • 21 to 2547 (18%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4521 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (53%)
  • Passenger99 (37%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (72%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1986

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1986 in Richmondshire

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1986: 27, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136273608
2ndA66142518
3rdA6108131708
4thA684111607
5thA1102305
6thA1(M)4710
7thB62704903
8thA563402
9thB61603602
10thB62553303
11thB62713502
12thB62743400
13thB12632201
14thA1671101
15thA1721100
16thA66(M)1100
17thA6711100
18thB61611100
19thB62751200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1986

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1986: 15.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1986

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1986: 56.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1986

North Yorkshire recorded 2,621 collisions in 1986, and 6.6% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years