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Richmondshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1995, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (228), and casualties fell from 366.

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 1995
220
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
324
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1995

2.7% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1995 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious6530%
  • Slight14968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious8727%
  • Slight22870%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 220, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February16 (7.3%)
  • March11 (5%)
  • April18 (8.2%)
  • May19 (8.6%)
  • June14 (6.4%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August14 (6.4%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October15 (6.8%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (57%)
  • Wet or damp87 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (31%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph107 (49%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (60%)
  • Passenger104 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1995: 33, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61363358110
2ndA6108263519
3rdA1163117
4thA684162103
5thA66142224
6thB12635703
7thB62745602
8thA1674711
9thB62553401
10thB62703301
11thB61602200
12thB62712302
13thB62752301
14thA1(M)1100
15thA1771100
16thA6891200
17thB62591200
18thB62821100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1995

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1995: 28.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1995

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1995: 98.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1995

North Yorkshire recorded 2,811 collisions in 1995, and 7.8% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1995, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1995.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years