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Richmondshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1988, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1987 (174), and casualties rose 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 1988
213
Up 22% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
319
Up 22% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1988

3.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1988 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious7636%
  • Slight13061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious9831%
  • Slight21367%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 213, up 22% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday20 (9.4%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.5%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March6 (2.8%)
  • April17 (8%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June20 (9.4%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September21 (9.9%)
  • October18 (8.5%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December13 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (62%)
  • Wet or damp69 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (31%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph108 (51%)
  • 70 mph29 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (66%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (22%)
  • 21 to 2548 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (22%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (52%)
  • Passenger118 (37%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Richmondshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1988: 27, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136275107
2ndA1203106
3rdA684182425
4thA6108151814
5thA66153309
6thB62716913
7thA1(M)5701
8thB62705602
9thB627451201
10thA1674600
11thA66(M)4402
12thB12634500
13thA1731100
14thA641101
15thB61601201
16thB62751101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1988

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1988: 24.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1988

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1988: 92.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 7.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years