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Richmondshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1994, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (231), and casualties rose from 365.

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 1994
228
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
366
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1994

1.8% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1994 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious8136%
  • Slight14363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious12634%
  • Slight23664%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 228, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (7.9%)
  • Wednesday23 (10%)
  • Thursday41 (18%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (20%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.8%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March12 (5.3%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May17 (7.5%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July19 (8.3%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December14 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (56%)
  • Wet or damp88 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Snow5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (25%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph126 (55%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • 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 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2574 (20%)
  • 26 to 3580 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (57%)
  • Passenger134 (37%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1994: 41, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61364159012
2ndA12742111
3rdA61082333010
4thA66163627
5thA684164216
6thB627171102
7thB126361002
8thA16741202
9thB62704802
10thB62744502
11thB62752401
12thA1(M)1200
13thA191200
14thA66(M)1100
15thB61081100
16thB62551101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1994

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1994: 18.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1994

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1994: 104.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1994

North Yorkshire recorded 2,802 collisions in 1994, and 8.1% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1994, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1994.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years