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Richmondshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1991, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (253), and casualties fell from 395.

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 1991
220
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
334
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1991

2.7% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1991 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious7032%
  • Slight14465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious10933%
  • Slight21564%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 220, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April19 (8.6%)
  • May19 (8.6%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September14 (6.4%)
  • October21 (9.5%)
  • November19 (8.6%)
  • December16 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fog or mist16 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (50%)
  • Wet or damp91 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (22%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph124 (56%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (72%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (18%)
  • 26 to 3573 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (58%)
  • Passenger105 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (10%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1991: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136354816
2ndA1274516
3rdA61082136011
4thA66193418
5thA684183618
6thB62746802
7thB12635500
8thB62715502
9thB62753501
10thB62702200
11thA1(M)1100
12thA1671100
13thA1691100
14thB12571201
15thM661100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1991

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1991: 17.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1991

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1991: 96.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1991

North Yorkshire recorded 2,736 collisions in 1991, and 8% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1991.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years