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Richmondshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2001, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (235), and casualties fell from 345.

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 2001
220
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
334
Down 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2001

2.7% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2001 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious5425%
  • Slight16073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight25677%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 220, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February18 (8.2%)
  • March9 (4.1%)
  • April18 (8.2%)
  • May18 (8.2%)
  • June16 (7.3%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September10 (4.5%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (58%)
  • Wet or damp70 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.9%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)
  • Mud3 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (23%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph129 (59%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (17%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (61%)
  • Passenger110 (33%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2001

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2001, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A6108 and A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2001, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61083561110
2ndA6136355817
3rdA66183127
4thA1162905
5thA684162504
6thA1675911
7thB62554500
8thB62714503
9thA1(M)3300
10thB12633300
11thB62743301
12thB61602200
13thB62702200
14thB62752301
15thA591100
16thB61361100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2001

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2001: 14.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2001

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2001: 85.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2001

North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 8.9% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years