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Richmondshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2003, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2002 (226), and casualties fell from 328.

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 2003
201
Down 11% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
297
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2003

3.5% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2003 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious5226%
  • Slight14271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight22576%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 201, down 11% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March12 (6%)
  • April13 (6.5%)
  • May12 (6%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July13 (6.5%)
  • August31 (15%)
  • September16 (8%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December13 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (64%)
  • Wet or damp65 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (27%)
  • 40 mph8 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph113 (56%)
  • 70 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (19%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (64%)
  • Passenger91 (31%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (67%)
  • Motorcycle46 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2003, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A1 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2003: 22, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1223003
2ndA6108192606
3rdA684152119
4thA66142213
5thA6136121401
6thB6255101424
7thB627571202
8thA1(M)3700
9thB61603300
10thA1672610
11thB12632300
12thB62702210
13thA66(M)1100
14thB61081100
15thB62711101
16thB62741100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2003

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2003: 14.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2003

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2003: 73.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 8.1% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2003.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years