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Richmondshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1992, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1991 (220), and casualties rose from 334.

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 1992
232
Up 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
336
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1992

1.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1992 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6126%
  • Slight16872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious7522%
  • Slight25676%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 232, up 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.2%)
  • February16 (6.9%)
  • March12 (5.2%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May18 (7.8%)
  • June23 (9.9%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August19 (8.2%)
  • September16 (6.9%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December18 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (56%)
  • Wet or damp91 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph105 (45%)
  • 70 mph24 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (65%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (27%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (56%)
  • Passenger118 (35%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1992: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136446706
2ndA6108243203
3rdA1203514
4thA66152717
5thA684111806
6thB1263102005
7thB62705702
8thB62554602
9thA1673501
10thA642200
11thB62742300
12thA1(M)1110
13thA1651100
14thA66(M)1101
15thA671200
16thB12641201
17thB14471200
18thB61611100
19thB62751101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1992

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1992: 26.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1992

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1992: 99.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1992

North Yorkshire recorded 2,662 collisions in 1992, and 8.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1992, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years