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Richmondshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1990, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (247), and casualties fell from 397.

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 1990
253
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
395
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1990

2% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1990 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious9136%
  • Slight15762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious14236%
  • Slight24863%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 253, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday26 (10%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday45 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February18 (7.1%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April22 (8.7%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August18 (7.1%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November23 (9.1%)
  • December20 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (5.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (58%)
  • Wet or damp98 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (24%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph136 (54%)
  • 70 mph31 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (19%)
  • 21 to 2581 (21%)
  • 26 to 3575 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (59%)
  • Passenger142 (36%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (68%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Richmondshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A1 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1990: 36, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13657011
2ndA61363446111
3rdA66223417
4thA6108183616
5thA684172716
6thB126371202
7thB62745601
8thA1(M)4702
9thA1674802
10thB62704501
11thA1722402
12thA1731100
13thA641200
14thB62551100
15thB62711100
16thB62751401

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1990

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1990: 14.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1990

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1990: 107.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 8.5% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1990, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years