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Richmondshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1998, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (255), and casualties rose from 380.

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 1998
269
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
400
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious6123%
  • Slight20375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight31779%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 269, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.2%)
  • February23 (8.6%)
  • March10 (3.7%)
  • April25 (9.3%)
  • May24 (8.9%)
  • June24 (8.9%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October21 (7.8%)
  • November19 (7.1%)
  • December18 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (52%)
  • Wet or damp121 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (25%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph152 (57%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2077 (19%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (23%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (63%)
  • Passenger127 (32%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A6108 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1998: 44, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61084473013
2ndA6136354304
3rdA66306129
4thA684243427
5thA1182802
6thA16761101
7thB12636801
8thB62716701
9thB62704600
10thB62753400
11thB61602201
12thB62552201
13thB62742200
14thA12371400
15thA551301
16thA66(M)1101
17thA671101
18thA681200
19thB63711201

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1998

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1998: 24.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1998

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1998: 118.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 9.9% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years