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Richmondshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1987, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986, and casualties fell from 265.

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 1987
174
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
261
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1987 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious6437%
  • Slight10761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious8432%
  • Slight17366%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 174, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (20%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February9 (5.2%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April15 (8.6%)
  • May15 (8.6%)
  • June8 (4.6%)
  • July14 (8%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December14 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (59%)
  • Wet or damp64 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (34%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph89 (51%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (18%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (25%)
  • 21 to 2561 (23%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (59%)
  • Passenger88 (34%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (68%)
  • Motorcycle43 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1987

Map of the last crash of 1987 in Richmondshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1987: 28, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61362851010
2ndA6108172808
3rdA684141707
4thA66102106
5thA191214
6thA1(M)4401
7thB62553402
8thB62713600
9thB12632202
10thB62702301
11thB62742300
12thA191300
13thB61651300

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1987

Richmond had 1 collision in 1987.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1987

DL10 and DL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1987, with 1 each.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 6.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years