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Richmondshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2000, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1999 (258), and casualties fell 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 2000
235
Down 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
345
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2000

3.4% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight17876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6920%
  • Slight26878%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 235, down 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February22 (9.4%)
  • March16 (6.8%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July22 (9.4%)
  • August28 (12%)
  • September22 (9.4%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November19 (8.1%)
  • December13 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (56%)
  • Wet or damp93 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (28%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph115 (49%)
  • 70 mph37 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (17%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (10%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (67%)
  • Passenger97 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (74%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A6108 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2000: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108354404
2ndA1305127
3rdA6136274205
4thA684152122
5thA66131905
6thB6271111614
7thA1(M)71201
8thB62746700
9thA16751302
10thB62555712
11thB126341001
12thB62702200
13thA15001200
14thB61601101
15thB62671101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2000

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2000: 20.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2000

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2000: 120.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2000

North Yorkshire recorded 2,576 collisions in 2000, and 9.1% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2000.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years