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Richmondshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1999, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (269), and casualties fell from 400.

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 1999
258
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
380
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1999

2.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1999 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6626%
  • Slight18672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight28776%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 258, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (9.3%)
  • Friday59 (23%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.3%)
  • February7 (2.7%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May44 (17%)
  • June12 (4.7%)
  • July20 (7.8%)
  • August21 (8.1%)
  • September25 (9.7%)
  • October16 (6.2%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December23 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (57%)
  • Wet or damp93 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (32%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph125 (48%)
  • 70 mph39 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (20%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (63%)
  • Passenger113 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A1 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1999: 31, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1315209
2ndA6136304106
3rdA684264617
4thA6108202915
5thA66182517
6thA167101003
7thB126351010
8thB62715501
9thB62804402
10thB62703401
11thB62743602
12thB62753411
13thA682500
14thB62552201
15thA1(M)1100
16thA10001600
17thB12741300
18thB61601100
19thB62791100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1999

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1999: 22.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1999

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1999: 107.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1999

North Yorkshire recorded 2,675 collisions in 1999, and 9.6% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years