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Richmondshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1996, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1995 (220), and casualties rose from 324.

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 1996
265
Up 20% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
408
Up 26% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1996 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious6725%
  • Slight19172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10927%
  • Slight29272%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 265, up 20% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February25 (9.4%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April14 (5.3%)
  • May19 (7.2%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July23 (8.7%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October25 (9.4%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (51%)
  • Wet or damp105 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.3%)
  • Snow12 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (26%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (50%)
  • 70 mph33 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (14%)
  • 21 to 2560 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (25%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (61%)
  • Passenger138 (34%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Richmondshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1996: 47, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136477608
2ndA1305727
3rdA684284628
4thA6108243416
5thA66133115
6thB627191313
7thB62706902
8thA1674602
9thB12634401
10thB61604600
11thB61082201
12thB62742201
13thA1(M)1200
14thA12371100
15thB61361201
16thB62551100
17thB62751100
18thB62821200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1996

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1996: 26.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1996

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1996: 104.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 9.5% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1996, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years