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Richmondshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1997, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (265), and casualties fell from 408.

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 1997
255
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
380
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1997

2% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1997 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious7630%
  • Slight17468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight28074%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 255, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (10%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (5.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.2%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March22 (8.6%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May12 (4.7%)
  • June23 (9%)
  • July33 (13%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September24 (9.4%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November11 (4.3%)
  • December17 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (24%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph138 (54%)
  • 70 mph33 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2562 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (24%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (59%)
  • Passenger137 (36%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (76%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1997: 37, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61363767010
2ndA6108313829
3rdA12945012
4thA684233316
5thA66172804
6thB6271101604
7thB61604501
8thB62704402
9thB62743501
10thA1672811
11thB62552201
12thA1(M)1201
13thA191100
14thB61081100
15thB62651201
16thB62751200
17thB62781100
18thM11200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1997

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1997: 23.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1997

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1997: 117.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 9.5% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1997, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years